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The Usable Past: Greek Metahistories
Contributor(s): Brown, K. S. (Editor), Hamilakis, Yannis (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0739103849     ISBN-13: 9780739103845
Publisher: Lexington Books
OUR PRICE: $54.59  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2002
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Annotation: In this volume, K.S. Brown and Yannis Hamilakis bring together scholars of history, archaeology, and anthropology to explore the located and contextual nature of historical narratives through the lens of twentieth-century Greece.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient - Greece
- Drama | Ancient & Classical
Dewey: 938
LCCN: 2002114137
Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.36" W x 8.78" L (0.73 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - Greece
 
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Publisher Description:
In this volume, K.S. Brown and Yannis Hamilakis bring together scholars of history, archaeology, and anthropology to explore the located and contextual nature of historical narratives. The contributors analyze contested historic rituals, building styles, and traditions-looking through the unique lens of twentieth-century Greek identity-paying particular attention to the ways these social phenomena and cultural artifacts manifest tension between 'official' and 'unofficial' narratives of the past. Though focused on the changing historical basis of Greek culture and identity, this work further serves as an important theoretical contemplation of how our view of the past is shaped by our relationship with the present.
 
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