{"product_id":"memorial-museums-the-global-rush-to-commemorate-atrocities-9781845204891","title":"Memorial Museums: The Global Rush to Commemorate Atrocities","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe past 25 years has seen an extraordinary boom in a new kind of cultural complex: the memorial museum. These seek to research  represent  commemorate and teach on the subject of dreadful  violent histories. With World War and Holocaust memorials as precursors  the kinds of events now recognized include genocide in Armenia  Cambodia  Rwanda and the Balkans  state repression in Eastern Europe  apartheid in South Africa  terrorism in the United States  political \"disappearances\" in Chile and Argentina  massacres in China and Taiwan  and more.  This book is the first of its kind to \"map\" these new institutions and cultural spaces  which  although varying widely in size  style and political situation  are nonetheless united in their desire to promote peace  tolerance and the avoidance of future violence. Moving across nations and contexts  Memorial Museums critically analyzes the tactics of these institutions and gauges their wider public significance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953279295541,"sku":"ByrdShop_1845204891","price":50.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781845204891.jpg?v=1788183945","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/memorial-museums-the-global-rush-to-commemorate-atrocities-9781845204891","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}