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Nostalgia : sanctuary of meaning / Janelle L. Wilson.

Author/creator Wilson, Janelle L., 1968-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLewisburg : Bucknell University Press, ©2005.
Description203 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Parade of concepts -- "Nostalgia": a consideration of the concept -- Memory: from a sociological perspective -- Continuity of identity: -- Putting the self back together again -- Re-collecting the past -- Recollections of the 1950s -- A case of displaced nostalgia: -- Young adults look back -- The meaning of things -- Objects in the home -- The VW bug: collecting stories -- Conclusions -- Application: reminiscence and nostalgia -- Serving individual and family continuity -- (interviews with grandmothers) -- Concluding thoughts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-197) and index.
LCCN 2005001321
ISBN0838755992 (alk. paper)

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