by David Rieff · DEBATE · tapa dura · ISBN 9788499925578
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In 'In Praise of Forgetting', David Rieff explores the paradoxes inherent in historical memory. Through a deep analysis, Rieff questions the idealization of collective memory and examines how forgetting can be both a threat and a necessity for society. This book invites reflection on the complexity of memory and its impact on the construction of identity and the future. Rieff presents a plea against our passion for the past, analyzing conflicts such as that of Northern Ireland, the Spanish Civil War, the Balkan War, the Holocaust and 9/11, concluding that collective memory is not so much a moral imperative as an option, and that sometimes, the right thing to do is to forget.
David Rieff is an American nonfiction writer and policy analyst. His books have focused on issues of immigration, international conflict, and humanitarianism.
