Cultural Movements and Collective Memory: Christopher Columbus and the Rewriting of the National Origin Myth

Timothy Kubal

Palgrave Macmillan, Sep 15, 2008 - Social Science - 261 pages

This book uses political process theory to examine the three most successful cultural movements that have mobilized around Christopher Columbus, a figure whose surrounding myths have served many interests. The author examines the religious, ethnic, and anti-colonial movements that were most successful in rewriting national origin myth, providing a clear application of the political process model while telling the story of how a powerless public mobilized to rewrite its past. 

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Review: Cultural Movements and Collective Memory: Christopher Columbus and the Rewriting of the National Origin Myth

User Review  - Mike - Goodreads

Kubal does something few scholars interested in collective memory do, which is to explore the ways in which groups compete for influence by attempting to frame public memory. I am not super interested ...

Review: Cultural Movements and Collective Memory: Christopher Columbus and the Rewriting of the National Origin Myth

User Review  - Matthew - Goodreads

An excellent debut for Mr. Kubal.

About the author

Timothy Kubal is Assistant Professor of Sociology at California State University at Fresno.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Cultural Movements and Collective Memory: Christopher Columbus and the Rewriting of the National Origin Myth
• Author: Timothy Kubal
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
• ISBN: 1403975779, 9781403975775
• Length: 261 pages
• Subjects: History / Expeditions & Discoveries; History / Historiography; Social Science / Sociology / General