The spirit of 1976 : commerce, community, and the politics of commemoration /

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The most important national commemoration of the twentieth century, the 1976 bicentennial celebration gave rise to a broad-ranging debate over how the American Revolution should be remembered and represented. Federal planners seeking an uncritical glorification of the nation s founding came up again...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gordon, Tammy S., 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2013.
Colección:Public history in historical perspective.
Temas:
1976
Public history > Social aspects.
Public history > Economic aspects.
Public history > Political aspects.
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 > Social aspects.
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 > Economic aspects.
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 > Political aspects.
Histoire appliquée > Aspect social.
Histoire appliquée > Aspect économique.
Histoire appliquée > Aspect politique.
Bicentenaire de la révolution américaine, 1976 > Aspect social.
Bicentenaire de la révolution américaine, 1976 > Aspect économique.
Bicentenaire de la révolution américaine, 1976 > Aspect politique.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Economics.
Social aspects.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: In the Spirit of the Revolution; 1. Finding a Role for the "Private Sector": The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1966-1973; 2. The Sellabration: Entrepreneurs as the New Revolutionaries; 3. Anti-Schlock: Consumerism and History on the Red, White, and Blue Left; 4. "Resolving the Commercialism Issue": The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, 1973-1977; 5. "Just pick something and do it": Bicentennial Consumerism and Community; Conclusion: The Morning after; Notes.
  • IndexAbout the Author; Back Cover.

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