Carried to the wall : American memory and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial /

On May 9, 1990, a bottle of Jack Daniels, a ring with letter, a Purple Heart and Bronze Star, a baseball, a photo album, an ace of spades, and a pie were some of the objects left at the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial. For Kristin Hass, this eclectic sampling represents an attempt by ordinary American...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Hass, Kristin Ann, 1965-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998.
Sujets:
1961-1975
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Funeral rites and ceremonies > United States.
Patriotism > United States.
War memorials > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Public opinion.
Public opinion > United States.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > États-Unis.
Patriotisme > États-Unis.
Monuments aux morts > États-Unis.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Opinion publique.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
HISTORY / United States / General
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Patriotism.
Public opinion.
War memorials.
United States.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:On May 9, 1990, a bottle of Jack Daniels, a ring with letter, a Purple Heart and Bronze Star, a baseball, a photo album, an ace of spades, and a pie were some of the objects left at the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial. For Kristin Hass, this eclectic sampling represents an attempt by ordinary Americans to come to terms with a multitude of unnamed losses as well as to take part in the ongoing debate of how this war should be remembered. Hass explores the restless.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (x, 188 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-179) and index.
ISBN:9780520920705
0520920708
0585054231
9780585054230

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