Who Owns the Past? Dr Francisco Rovira-Más

Who Owns the Past? Dr Francisco Rovira-MásIn the decades since the collapse of socialism in eastern Europe, time has been a central resource under negotiation. Focusing on a local community that was considered a "model" in the socialist period, the author explores a variety of state sponsored and unofficial pasts history, folklore, and tradition and shows how they "fit" together in everyday life. During the socialist period, the past was a central dimension of local politics and village

and other British abolitionists reveals a partnership to internationalize the struggle to abolish slavery

highlighting research into natural and synthetic dyes

Explores why luxury textiles became popular in art

Anthology of recent

individuals and groups

and a privileged look into historical events and traditions

illustrated manuscripts and monumental narratives

the book also provides valuable insights into the ability of American policy institutions to address critical public problems

insurance and political science

including the unpublished Nachlass

and places real and imagined

and perception of popular music’s past