Here, George Washington Was Born - Memory, Material Culture, Public History of a National Monument

Informationen zum Autor SETH C. BRUGGEMAN is an assistant professor of history and American studies at Temple University. Klappentext Examines the broader history of commemoration in the United States by focusing on the George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Virginia's Northern Neck, where contests of public memory have unfolded with particular vigor for nearly eighty years. This book looks at patriotism and collective memory. Zusammenfassung Bruggeman sifts through years of park records to reconstruct negotiations of power among unexpected claimants on Washington's memory. By paying close attention to material culture, he reveals the centrality of race and gender in the construction of Washington's public memory and reminds us that national parks have not always welcomed all Americans.

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• Autori: Seth Bruggeman, Seth C Bruggeman, Seth C. Bruggeman
• Editore: The University of Georgia Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.11.2008
• EAN: 9780820331782
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-3178-2
• Pagine: 280
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura