Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Introduction. Palimpsested Time 1
5. PART I. Supersessions
6. Introduction 29
7. One. Reading Matter 32
8. Two. Performing History 66
9. PART II. Explosions
10. Introduction 91
11. Three. The Writing On The Wall 95
12. Four. The Smell Of Gunpowder 119
13. PART III. Conjunctions
14. Introduction 143
15. Five. Touching Matters 148
16. Six. Crumpled Handkerchiefs 169
17. Coda. Dis-Orientations 189
18. Notes 195
19. Works Cited 235
20. Index 261
21. Acknowledgments 275