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Tracy Adams

    Queens, Regents, Mistresses
    Collective Memory as Currency
    The Creation of the French Royal Mistress
    • 2024

      Collective Memory as Currency

      The Dominance of the Past in the Present

      • 125 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Exploring the concept of collective memory as a form of currency, this book examines how historical events are treated as commodities within and between nations. Through contemporary case studies and multidisciplinary research, it highlights the ways in which the past is utilized and perceived in a market-like system, emphasizing its role in fulfilling societal demands and desires. The analysis suggests that collective memory operates as a universally traded item, influencing present-day interactions and cultural exchanges.

      Collective Memory as Currency
    • 2021

      Explores the sociogenesis and development of the French royal mistress, examining the careers of nine of the most significant holders of that title between 1444 and the final years of the ancien regime.

      The Creation of the French Royal Mistress