Memory Politics and Populism in Southeastern Europe by Jody J... - 9780367624033

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Memory Politics and Populism in Southeastern EuropeAuthor(s): Jody Jensen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367624033, 978-0367624033\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the politics of memory in Southeastern Europe in the context of rising populisms and their hegemonic grip on official memory and politics. \n\nIt speaks to the increased political, media and academic attention paid to the rise of discontent, frustration and cultural resistance from below across the European continent and the world. In order to demonstrate the complexities of these processes, the volume transcends disciplinary boundaries to explore memory politics, examining the interconnections between memory and populism. It shows how memory politics has become one of the most important fields of symbolic struggle in the contemporary process of \""meaning-making,\"" providing space for actors, movements and other mnemonic entrepreneurs who challenge and .