MichelRolph Trouillot

Silencing the Past (20th Anniversary Edition): Power and the Production of History

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ISBN 13:: 9780807080535
author:: MichelRolph Trouillot
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Beacon Press (MA)
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2015
Pages:: 224
Dimensions:: 13.5 x 1.6 x 20.3 cm
Genre:: History, Other Historical Subjects, Historiography
Condition:: New
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Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History by Michel-Rolph Trouillot This groundbreaking work explores the contexts in which history is produced, revealing how power operates in the making and recording of historical narratives. Trouillot examines the silences and omissions that shape our understanding of the past, using the Haitian Revolution, the Holocaust, and the Alamo as case studies. A new foreword by renowned scholar Hazel Carby highlights the book's enduring importance in fields such as history, anthropology, Caribbean, African-American, and post-colonial studies. Trouillot's analysis of power and history's silences has become a staple in college classrooms, offering a fresh perspective on the ways in which power shapes our understanding of the past. With its intersection of history, anthropology, and social science, this book provides a nuanced exploration of how power operates in the production of history.

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