Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. Notes on the Text x
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. The Witness to History: Conceptual Clarifications 31
8. Chapter 2. Genealogy: The Mediation of the Witness to History as a Carrier of Memory 49
9. Chapter 3. Collecting: Turning Communicative Memory into Cultural Memory 71
10. Chapter 4. Exhibiting: The Witness to History as a Museum Object 110
11. Chapter 5. Communicating: Witnesses to History as Didactic Tools 181
12. Conclusion 240
13. Bibliography 251
14. Index 267