Against remembrance
by David Rieff

Esteemed American journalist David Rieff argues against our passion for the past. He looks at how memory serves nationalistic history every ANZAC Day and annual pilgrimage to Gallipoli, and how memory of past horrors inflame deep-seated ethnic hatreds, violence and wars.
Crimes against humanitySocial aspectsMoral and ethical aspectsEthnic relationsNational socialismMemoryPolitical aspectsAtrocitiesPreventionMilitary and warfare