On Commemoration
Global Reflections upon Remembering War
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How do we remember? And how can we do commemoration better? These questions are movingly explored by leading writers, artists, musicians, religious leaders, military veterans and scholars, illuminating a subject that is sensitive and sobering but which also speaks to our common humanity.
How, in the twenty-first century, can we do commemoration better? In particular, how can commemoration contribute to post-war reconciliation and reconstruction? In this book, a global roster of distinguished writers, artists, musicians, religious leaders, military veterans and scholars debate these questions and ponder the future of commemoration. They include the world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tony Horwitz, the award-winning novelists Aminatta Forna and Rachel Seiffert, and the human rights lawyer and Gifford Baillie Prize-winner Philippe Sands. Polemics and reflections together with poetry and creative prose movingly illuminate a subject that speaks to our common humanity.
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Catherine Gilbert
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«This timely book is an intelligent, thought-provoking and sensitive journey into remembrance. It enables us to understand why commemoration is part of our present as much as our past.» (Shaista Aziz, journalist, writer, activist)
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