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Treasured Memories
Mats Burstrom
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Description for Treasured Memories
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUE; HBWQ; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
In the autumn of 1944, around 70,000 people fled Estonia in the face of the Red Army advance. Most of them believed the Soviet occupation would be short-lived and they would soon be able to return home, so many of them hid the most valuable of their belongings they were unable to carry, burying them in 'safe' places. Until Stalin's death in 1953, Estonians continued to bury objects to hide them, now for fear of deportation to Siberia. In Hoarding memories, the archaeologist Mats Burstrom tells the stories of some of these hoards: the ones that remain buried, the ones ... Read more
In the autumn of 1944, around 70,000 people fled Estonia in the face of the Red Army advance. Most of them believed the Soviet occupation would be short-lived and they would soon be able to return home, so many of them hid the most valuable of their belongings they were unable to carry, burying them in 'safe' places. Until Stalin's death in 1953, Estonians continued to bury objects to hide them, now for fear of deportation to Siberia. In Hoarding memories, the archaeologist Mats Burstrom tells the stories of some of these hoards: the ones that remain buried, the ones ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nordic Academic Press Sweden
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
388g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Lund, Sweden
ISBN
9789185509874
SKU
V9789185509874
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About Mats Burstrom
Mats Burstrom (born 1962) is Professor of Archaeology at Stockholm University, Sweden. He has been instrumental in establishing the archaeology of the recent past as a field of research in Scandinavia. A major focus in his research is the relation between material culture and memory. He has also been working on issues arising from the ideology and practice of cultural ... Read more
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