Remaking America : : Public Memory, Commemoration, and Patriotism in the Twentieth Century / / John Bodnar.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Bodnar, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.) :; 17 halftones

In a compelling inquiry into public events ranging from the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial through ethnic community fairs to pioneer celebrations, John Bodnar explores the stories, ideas, and symbols behind American commemorations over the last century. Such forms of historical consciousness, he argues, do not necessarily preserve the past but rather address serious political matters in the present.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Prologue: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- PART ONE: MEMORY IN THE PRESENT AND THE PAST -- Chapter One The Memory Debate: An Introduction -- Chapter Two Public Memory in Nineteenth-Century America: Background and Context -- PART TWO: COMMUNAL FORUMS -- Chapter Three The Construction of Ethnic Memory -- Chapter Four Commemoration in the City: Indianapolis and Cleveland -- PART THREE: A REGIONAL FORUM -- Chapter Five Memory in the Midwest before World War II -- Chapter Six Memory in the Midwest after World War II -- PART FOUR: NATIONAL FORUMS -- Chapter Seven The National Park Service and History -- Chapter Eight Celebrating the Nation, 1961-1976 -- Conclusion: Subcultures and the Regime -- Notes -- A Note on Sources -- Index