Promise of Memory by Matthias Fritsch HARDBACK 9780791465493

State University of New York Press

Argues for a closer connection between memories of injustice and promises of justice as a means to overcome violence.\nRereading Marx through Walter Benjamin and Jacques Derrida, The Promise of Memory attempts to establish a philosophy of liberation. Matthias Fritsch explores how memories of injustice relate to the promises of justice that democratic societies have inherited from the Enlightenment. Focusing on the Marxist promise for a classless society, since it contains a political promise whose institutionalization led to totalitarian outcomes, Fritsch argues that both memories and promises, if taken by themselves, are one-sided and potentially justify violence if they do not reflect on the implicit relation between them. He examines Benjamin's reinterpretation of Marxism after the\n\nThe Promise of Memory\nHistory and Politics in Marx, Benjamin, and Derrida\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.;