** Apologies for cross posting**
Political Pressure and the Archival Record
Now available to order from the Society of American Archivists
(www.archivists.org) is a collection of essays given at the 'Political
Pressure and the Archival Record' conference which was held in 2003 at the
Liverpool University Centre for Archive Studies.
Contributions came from a 'breadth of disciplines (history, archives, the
law, social and anthropological sciences) and from a wide-ranging
geographical area (Australasia, Asia, Europe, Africa and North America).'
Topics covered at the conference included the 'use of records as a tool of
government; destruction of records as a political act; effects of
corruption or ideology on the record; secrecy and accountability; and the
nature and use of records resulting from repressive policies.'
"Each of the essays in this book is a compelling case study demonstrating
how to cope with both the powers of the record and the political pressure
by governmental and non-governmental powers in any society. Reading this
book-and discussing the issues-will strengthen the moral sensitivity and
professional ethos of every archivist and recordkeeping professional."
(Eric Ketelaar, Professor of Archivistics, University of Amsterdam, and
Honorary Professor, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia)
Edited by Margaret Procter, Michael G Cook and Caroline Williams, the
volume can be purchased from the Society of American Archivists website at
www.archivists.org/catalog/. Non member price: $42.00 and SAA Member
price: $29.95
Lizzie Woulfe
Programme Development Officer
Centre for Archive Studies
School of History
9 Abercromby Square
Liverpool
L69 7WZ
Tel +44(0)151 794 2414
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