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

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

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 consciousn...

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

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