Memorials to shattered myths : Vietnam to 9/11 /

Although radically different, the Vietnam War, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine High School shootings, and the attacks of 9/11 all shattered myths of national identity. Vietnam was a war the United States didn't win; Oklahoma City revealed domestic terrorism in the heartland; Columbine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Senie, Harriet (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Memorials > Social aspects > United States.
Memorialization > Social aspects > United States.
Victims > United States.
Nationalism and collective memory > United States.
Commémorations > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Victimes > États-Unis.
Nationalisme et mémoire collective > États-Unis.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
Memorials > Social aspects
Nationalism and collective memory
Victims
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: a symbolic cemetery on the National Mall
  • Immediate memorials: mourning in protest
  • Oklahoma City: reframing tragedy as triumph
  • Columbine and the power of denial
  • Commemorating 9/11: from the tribute in light to reflecting absence.

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