Shadowed ground : America's landscapes of violence and tragedy /

Shadowed Ground explores how and why Americans have memorialized - or not - the sites of tragic and violent events spanning three centuries of history and every region of the country. For this revised edition, Kenneth Foote has written a new concluding chapter that looks at the evolving responses to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Foote, Kenneth E., 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2003.
Edición:Rev. and updated, rev. ed.
Temas:
Historic sites > Social aspects > United States.
Violence > United States > History.
Disasters > United States > History.
Lieux historiques > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Violence > États-Unis > Histoire.
Catastrophes > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Disasters
Historic sites > Social aspects
Violence
Historische plaatsen.
Monumenten.
Gedenktekens.
Geweld.
United States > History, Local.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
History
Local history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Shadowed Ground explores how and why Americans have memorialized - or not - the sites of tragic and violent events spanning three centuries of history and every region of the country. For this revised edition, Kenneth Foote has written a new concluding chapter that looks at the evolving responses to recent acts of violence and terror, including the destruction of the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, Texas, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine High School massacre, and the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (398 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-381) and index.
ISBN:0292799101
9780292799103

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