Death and Rebirth in a Southern City - Richmond''s Historic Cemeteries

A brilliant example of public history, Death and Rebirth in a Southern City reveals how cemeteries can frame changes in politics and society across time.

About the author

Ryan K. Smith is a professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author of Robert Morris's Folly: The Architectural and Financial Failures of an American Founder and Gothic Arches, Latin Crosses: Anti-Catholicism and American Church Designs in the Nineteenth Century.

Product details

• Authors: Ryan K Smith, Ryan K. Smith, Ryan K. (Virginia Commonwealth University) Smith
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781421439273
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-3927-3
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Architecture, Cultural Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events, Local History, Literature: history & criticism, History of the Americas, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Sociology: Death & Dying