{"product_id":"polarized-pasts-heritage-and-belonging-in-times-of-political-polarization-9781800738485","title":"Polarized Pasts: Heritage and Belonging in Times","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tWhen questions of belonging enter the forefront of political debates, so too does heritage. This volume draws critical voices from archaeology, anthropology and the classics into a conversation about political uses of the past in times of radical right populism. The authors show how ancient monuments and sites, bygone eras and political regimes, and even your genetic ancestry, can become wrapped up in polarized political debates. They also highlight how heritage, which is often thought of as a common good, can be dangerous in times of political polarization – erasing nuances between ‘us’ and ‘them’. Together, the texts pave the way for a better understanding of the political role of heritage in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This volume adds an important and highly original contribution to debates on the contested role of heritage, identities and belonging in European states in the 21st century. Focusing on the instrumental role of the past in polarizing debates about origins, ethnicity, and nationhood, the volume offers a compelling account about the rise of populism and right-wing movements in Europe and their engagement with heritage discourse to meet their political ends.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Graeme Were\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Bristol\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThis book is a timely contribution to a critical discussion on the political uses of heritage in polarized Western societies. It brings together thoughtfully written case studies in which the meaning-making of heritage is explored through racism, ethnonationalism, identity-building, and exclusive interpretations of the past\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Tuuli Lähdesmäki\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Jyväskylä\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heritage and Belonging in Times of Political Polarization\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eElisabeth Niklasson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eHeritage, Memory, Race: The Culture of the Far Right\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eChiara de Cesari\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eInnocence Reinvented: Far-Right Mythmaking in Hungary\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCathrine Thorleifsson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003ePossessive Pasts: Heritage in Far-Right Rhetoric in Scandinavia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eElisabeth Niklasson and Herdis Hølleland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003e‘Western Civilization’, White Supremacism and the Myth of a White Ancient Greece\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRebecca Futo Kennedy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eMemory between Repression and Deception: Germany’s Shattered Stratigraphies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eReinhard Bernbeck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eWalking through the Darkest Valley: Heritage and Hatred in the Era of Reactionary Populism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlfredo González-Ruibal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eIs DNA a Dangerous Heritage?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eChip Colwell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Sigtuna Debacle: A Story of Ancient DNA, Immigrants, and Fake News in a Viking Age Town in Sweden\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnna Källén\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Threat of Essence: Reflections on the Heritage of Racism and the Racism of Heritage\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMichael Herzfeld\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042752037207,"sku":"9781800738485","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800738485.jpg?v=1750955473","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/polarized-pasts-heritage-and-belonging-in-times-of-political-polarization-9781800738485","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}