In this remarkably wide-ranging book Professor Lowenthal analyses the ever-changing role of the past in shaping our lives. A heritage at once nurturing and burdensome, the past allows us to make sense of the present whilst imposing powerful constraints upon the way that present develops. Some aspects of the past are celebrated, others expunged, as each generation reshapes its l...
In this remarkably wide-ranging book Professor Lowenthal analyses the ever-changing role of the past in shaping our lives. A heritage at once nurturing and burdensome, the past allows us to make sense of the present whilst imposing powerful constraints upon the way that present develops. Some aspects of the past are celebrated, others expunged, as each generation reshapes its legacy in line with current needs. Drawing on all the arts, the humanities and the social sciences, the author uses sources as diverse as science fiction and psychoanalysis to examine how rebellion against inherited tradition has given rise to the modern cult of preservation and pervasive nostalgia. Profusely illustrated, The Past is a Foreign Country shows that although the past has ceased to be a sanction for inherited power or privilege, as a focus of personal and national identity and as a bulwark against massive and distressing change it remains as potent a force as ever in human affairs.
showing off the past is the common result of identifying it. Labeling a relic affirms its historical significance; displaying it enhances its appeal. (查看原文)
The thickest book I've ever read thoroughly. Though mostly written from an Anglo-American perspective, it's still a highly inspiring book and it made me a historical nihilist. LOL
The thickest book I've ever read thoroughly. Though mostly written from an Anglo-American perspective, it's still a highly inspiring book and it made me a historical nihilist. LOL
“Time’s erosion grievously afflicts what memories remain: ‘Most of the wreckage that can still be seen is colourless, distorted, frozen; its meaning escapes me.’ This is so true!!(2回应)
2014-04-15 01:53
“Time’s erosion grievously afflicts what memories remain: ‘Most of the wreckage that can still be seen is colourless, distorted, frozen; its meaning escapes me.’
This is so true!!
moving reminders of the past has vital consequences, above all, for national and cultural identity. Removal becomes desecration if a national symbol is at stake.
2012-11-20 05:59
moving reminders of the past has vital consequences, above all, for national and cultural identity. Removal becomes desecration if a national symbol is at stake.引自第288页
“Time’s erosion grievously afflicts what memories remain: ‘Most of the wreckage that can still be seen is colourless, distorted, frozen; its meaning escapes me.’ This is so true!!(2回应)
2014-04-15 01:53
“Time’s erosion grievously afflicts what memories remain: ‘Most of the wreckage that can still be seen is colourless, distorted, frozen; its meaning escapes me.’
This is so true!!
as chapter 2 showed, we need a stable past to validate tradition, to confirm out own identity, and to make sense of the present. . 这与我上个论文的思路不谋而合。后来发现很多人都这个思路，顿时觉得跟很多思路纯熟的学者一条道好似安心了不少。
2012-11-19 04:17
as chapter 2 showed, we need a stable past to validate tradition, to confirm out own identity, and to make sense of the present.引自第263页
showing off the past is the common result of identifying it. Labeling a relic affirms its historical significance; displaying it enhances its appeal.
2012-11-19 05:42
showing off the past is the common result of identifying it. Labeling a relic affirms its historical significance; displaying it enhances its appeal. 引自第271页
下面这话也没什么新意。但是可以用来佐证别人也这么分析材料。 ...the more interpretation becomes available, the more people rely on it; they prefer to imbibe history in comfort in heritage centers and are seldom conscious of, or worried about, the alterations of the past that interpretation implies.
2012-11-19 06:04
下面这话也没什么新意。但是可以用来佐证别人也这么分析材料。
...the more interpretation becomes available, the more people rely on it; they prefer to imbibe history in comfort in heritage centers and are seldom conscious of, or worried about, the alterations of the past that interpretation implies.引自第273页
“Time’s erosion grievously afflicts what memories remain: ‘Most of the wreckage that can still be seen is colourless, distorted, frozen; its meaning escapes me.’ This is so true!!(2回应)
2014-04-15 01:53
“Time’s erosion grievously afflicts what memories remain: ‘Most of the wreckage that can still be seen is colourless, distorted, frozen; its meaning escapes me.’
This is so true!!
moving reminders of the past has vital consequences, above all, for national and cultural identity. Removal becomes desecration if a national symbol is at stake.
2012-11-20 05:59
moving reminders of the past has vital consequences, above all, for national and cultural identity. Removal becomes desecration if a national symbol is at stake.引自第288页
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0 有用 张泡沫小姐 2014-10-19
不是很难读的经典之一，史料看太多 ，偶尔停下来读一下偏哲学类的理论很好很好
0 有用 张槑槑 2014-09-24
真是一位把议论文当史诗写的作家啊。。
0 有用 Nelly.L 2014-12-17
The thickest book I've ever read thoroughly. Though mostly written from an Anglo-American perspective, it's still a highly inspiring book and it made me a historical nihilist. LOL
0 有用 mayfish 2017-05-07
拖拖拉拉终于读完了，史诗般的书，只可惜最后落在preservation上未眠有点局限了
0 有用 mayfish 2017-05-07
拖拖拉拉终于读完了，史诗般的书，只可惜最后落在preservation上未眠有点局限了
0 有用 白阖 2016-03-21
经典之作，唇齿留香
0 有用 Nelly.L 2014-12-17
The thickest book I've ever read thoroughly. Though mostly written from an Anglo-American perspective, it's still a highly inspiring book and it made me a historical nihilist. LOL
0 有用 张泡沫小姐 2014-10-19
不是很难读的经典之一，史料看太多 ，偶尔停下来读一下偏哲学类的理论很好很好
0 有用 张槑槑 2014-09-24
真是一位把议论文当史诗写的作家啊。。