The Resource The politics of mourning : death and honor in Arlington National Cemetery, Micki McElya
The politics of mourning : death and honor in Arlington National Cemetery, Micki McElya
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- Summary
- Arlington National Cemetery holds a distinctive place in American culture and self-conception. An active cemetery that averages thirty interments every weekday, it receives four million visitors each year who come to pay their respects to those who have sacrificed their lives to defend and protect the nation through war and peace. It is a sacred shrine in the popular imagination, hallowed ground that stands not only for those buried within but also for the ideals for which they died and which continue to require honor and respect from all American citizens. As perhaps the most critical site of collective mourning and remembrance in the country, Arlington has become an icon of American patriotism and national identity. Yet despite its central place in the nation's commemoration of its past heroes, few have ventured into the actual history of the place to show how it has evolved from its initial establishment during the Civil War to its current status. Micki McElya delves deeply into the historical past to get beyond the popular narratives and guides to this favorite tourist destination that is so heavily invested with national honor and reverence. In doing so, she gives us the first full history of the cemetery as a physical place that has been shaped and transformed by the political and cultural aims and circumstances of succeeding generations.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 395 pages
- Contents
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- Keeper of the keys
- Freedman's village
- A national cemetery
- Bringing home the dead
- Out of many, one unknown
- For us, the living
- Knowns and unknowns
- Isbn
- 9780674737242
- Label
- The politics of mourning : death and honor in Arlington National Cemetery
- Title
- The politics of mourning
- Title remainder
- death and honor in Arlington National Cemetery
- Statement of responsibility
- Micki McElya
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Arlington National Cemetery holds a distinctive place in American culture and self-conception. An active cemetery that averages thirty interments every weekday, it receives four million visitors each year who come to pay their respects to those who have sacrificed their lives to defend and protect the nation through war and peace. It is a sacred shrine in the popular imagination, hallowed ground that stands not only for those buried within but also for the ideals for which they died and which continue to require honor and respect from all American citizens. As perhaps the most critical site of collective mourning and remembrance in the country, Arlington has become an icon of American patriotism and national identity. Yet despite its central place in the nation's commemoration of its past heroes, few have ventured into the actual history of the place to show how it has evolved from its initial establishment during the Civil War to its current status. Micki McElya delves deeply into the historical past to get beyond the popular narratives and guides to this favorite tourist destination that is so heavily invested with national honor and reverence. In doing so, she gives us the first full history of the cemetery as a physical place that has been shaped and transformed by the political and cultural aims and circumstances of succeeding generations.--
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- Cataloging source
- MH/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McElya, Micki
- Dewey number
- 975.5/295
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F234.A7
- LC item number
- M35 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)
- National cemeteries
- Nationalism
- Label
- The politics of mourning : death and honor in Arlington National Cemetery, Micki McElya
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-371) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Keeper of the keys -- Freedman's village -- A national cemetery -- Bringing home the dead -- Out of many, one unknown -- For us, the living -- Knowns and unknowns
- Control code
- 941582941
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- 395 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674737242
- Lccn
- 2016008043
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The politics of mourning : death and honor in Arlington National Cemetery, Micki McElya
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-371) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Keeper of the keys -- Freedman's village -- A national cemetery -- Bringing home the dead -- Out of many, one unknown -- For us, the living -- Knowns and unknowns
- Control code
- 941582941
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- 395 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674737242
- Lccn
- 2016008043
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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