Cultural Memories The Geographical Point of View

The revival of interest in collective cultural memories since the 1980s has been a genuinely global phenomenon. Cultural memories can be defined as the social constructions of the past that allow individuals and groups to orient themselves in time and spa

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Knowledge and Space Volume 4 Knowledge and Space This book series entitled “Knowledge and Space” is dedicated to topics dealing with the production, dissemination, spatial distribution, and application of knowledge. Recent work on the spatial dimension of knowledge, education, and science; learning organizations; and creative milieus has underlined the importance of spatial disparities and local contexts in the creation, legitimation, diffusion, and application of new knowledge. These studies have shown that spatial disparities in knowledge and creativity are not short-term transitional events but rather a fundamental structural element of society and the economy. The volumes in the series on Knowledge and Space cover a broad range of topics relevant to all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences focusing on knowledge, intellectual capital, and human capital: clashes of knowledge; milieus of creativity; geographies of science; cultural memories; knowledge and the economy; learning organizations; knowledge and power; ethnic and cultural dimensions of knowledge; knowledge and action; and the spatial mobility of knowledge. These topics are analyzed and discussed by scholars from a range of disciplines, schools of thought, and academic cultures. Knowledge and Space is the outcome of an agreement concluded by the Klaus Tschira Foundation and Springer in 2006. Series Editor: Peter Meusburger, Department of Geography, University of Heidelberg, Germany Advisory Board: Prof. Gregor Ahn, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Ariane Berthoin Antal, Wissenschaftscentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Germany; Prof. Joachim Funke, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Michael Heffernan, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom; Prof. Madeleine Herren-Oesch, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Friedrich Krotz, University of Erfurt, Germany; Prof. David N. Livingstone, Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; Prof. Edward J. Malecki, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Prof. Joseph Maran, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Gunter Senft, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Prof. Wolf Singer, Max-Planck-Institute für Hirnforschung, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Prof. Nico Stehr, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, Germany; Prof. Jürg Wassmann, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Peter Weichhart, University of Vienna, Austria; Prof. Michael Welker, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Prof. Benno Werlen, University of Jena, Germany For other titles published in this series, go to www.springer.com/series/7568

Peter Meusburger · Michael Heffernan · Edgar Wunder Editors

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Editors Prof. Peter Meusburger Universität Heidelberg Geographisches Institut Berliner Str. 48 69120 Heidelberg Germany [email protected]

Prof. Michael Heffernan University of Nottingham School of Geography University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD United Kingdom mike.heffernan@nottingha