The Role of Memory in Ethnic Conflict

PART I: INTRODUCTION Why Memories in Conflict?; E.Cairns & M.D.Roe Theoretical Overview of Memory and Conflict; P.Devine-Wright PART II: MEMORIES OF ABORIGINAL PASTS AND CURRENT CONFLICTS Reconciliation Between Black and White Australia: The Role of Social Memory: D.Mellor & D.Bretherton Cowlitz Indian Ethnic Identity, Social Memories, and One Hundred and Fifty Years of Conflict with the United States Government; M.D.Roe PART III: CONFLICTING MEMORIES AND TIME Collective Memory of Physical Violence: Its Contribution to the Culture of Violence; D.Bar-Tal Will the Germans Ever Be Forgiven? Memories of the Second World War Generations Later; L.Oppenheimer & I.Hakvoort PART IV: CONFLICTING MEMORIES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION History Teaching and the Perpetuation of Memories: The Northern Ireland Experience; K.Barton & A.McCully Memories of Recent Conflict and Forgiveness in Northern Ireland; F.McLernon, E.Cairns, C.Lewis & M.Hewstone Symbolic Closure through Memory, Reparation and Revenge in Post-Conflict Societies; B.Hamber & R.Wilson PART V: CONCLUSION Memories in Conflict: Review and a Look to the Future; M.D.Roe & E.Cairns References Index