Cultures of Commemoration
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| Author | : P.J. Rhodes |
| Publisher | : OUP/British Academy |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012-05-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0197264662 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780197264669 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cultures of Commemoration by : P.J. Rhodes
Book excerpt: This volume presents studies of military commemorative practices in Western culture, from 5th-century BC Greece, through two World Wars, to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This new comparative approach reveals that the distant past has had a lasting influence on commemorative practice in modern times.
