pt. 1. The theoretical basis
Memory culture
Written culture
Cultural identity and political imagination
pt. 2. Case studies
Egypt
Israel and the invention of religion
The birth of history from the spirit of the law
Greece and disciplined thinking
Cultural memory : a summary.
Cultural memory and early civilization : writing, remembrance, and political imagination by Jan Assmann. ISBN 9780521188029. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.