“With their highly topical and tightly focused studies, the contributors to this volume reach beyond standard assertions of links between archaeology and nationalism. As they show, archaeology may have developed in conjunction with the declining model of the ‘modern’ nation state, but its powerful capacity to concretize the past in scientifically sanctioned lieux de mémoire remains all the more pertinent today, when dealing with far more fluid and contested configurations of global, national, and religious identities.”

Nathan Schlanger, AREA–Archives of European Archaeology

“In this deeply intriguing and appealing book, expert contributors explore a wide and varied set of political, cultural, and ethical issues. Not only will this excellent collection be formative for the history and practice of archaeology for years to come, but it may also be hotly debated in the various regions it describes.”

Suzanne Marchand, Louisiana State University

“Over the last twenty or so years, scholars have increasingly recognized the ways in which archeology and the state are, for better or worse, intertwined. Building on earlier work on this relationship, the essays in Selective Remembrances advance the discussion by noting the significant changes in national identity and nationalism, particularly in the last ten years. The essays are uniformly excellent, and Kohl, Kozelsky, and Ben-Yehuda’s introduction provides a landmark synthesis for future work.”

Jeffrey K. Olick, University of Virginia

"A fascinating collection."

Madeleine Hummler | Antiquity

"An important contribution to the literature on archaeology, nationalism, and memory studies. . . . Unlike many edited volumes, Selective Remembrances is distinguished by consistently high-quality contributions and an introduction that admirably delineates the themes that bring together the different case studies."

Leyla Neyzi | American Journal of Sociology