Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
Our views of the past and histories that we write are inevitably and inextricably influenced by our present and each successive generation will leave its mark on how history is portrayed and understood. These eleven essays, which derive from a conference held at the University of Wales, Lampeter, in 1998, advocate an interdisciplinary approach to studying the relationship between past and present in 20th-century Greece. Bringing different and often contested understandings of history' to the forefront, contributors from the fields of anthropology, archaeology and history, assess Greek identity, tradition and history, closely linked with the demands of the present time. Contributors include: John Bintliff, Philip Carabott, Patrick Finney, Margaret E Kenna and David Sutton.
Synopsis
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.