Europe's great colonial empires have long been a thing of the past, but the memories they generated are still all around us. They have left deep imprints on the different memory communities that were affected by the processes of establishing, running and dismantling these systems of imperial rule, and they are still vibrant and evocative today. This volume brings together a collection of innovative and fresh studies exploring different sites of imperial memory - those conceptual and real places where the memories of former colonial rulers and of former colonial subjects have crystallised into a lasting form. The volume explores how memory was built up, re-shaped and preserved across different empires, continents and centuries. It shows how it found concrete expression in stone and bronze, how it adhered to the stories that were told and retold about great individuals and how it was suppressed, denied and neglected.

About the Author

Dominik Geppert is Professor of Modern History at the University of Bonn

Frank Lorenz Muller is Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews

Reviews

'Sites of Imperial Memory contains a mine of new insights and perspectives. It provides a panorama of inspiring case studies from various imperial contexts, covering both metropoles and colonies, and demonstrates how rewarding it can be to anchor memory studies more firmly in the field of imperial history. The volume is particularly strong when it comes to exploring the multiple ways in which the use of symbols and public memory in colonial times intersected with the construction of memory after empire.'
Jan C. Jansen is a Research Fellow at the German Historical Institute Washington, German Historical Institute London Bulletin, Vol. XXXVIII, No 2 (November 2016)

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Book Information
ISBN 9780719090813
Author Dominik Geppert
Format Hardback
Page Count 296
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press