Sacred Memories - 9780876112380
Un libro in lingua di Kelly Mcmichael edito da Texas A & M Univ Pr, 2009
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War memorials are symbols of a community’s sense of itself, the values it holds dear, and its collective memory. They inform us more, perhaps, about the period in which the memorials were erected than the period of the war itself.
Kelly McMichael, in her book, Sacred Memories: The Civil War Monument Movement in Texas, takes the reader on a tour of Civil War monuments throughout the state and in doing so tells the story of each monument and its creation. McMichael explores Texans’ motivations for erecting Civil War memorials, which she views as attempts during a period of turmoil and uncertaintysevere depression, social unrest, the rise of Populism, mass immigration, urbanization, industrialization, imperialism, lynching, and Jim Crow laws”to preserve the memory of the Confederate dead, to instill in future generations the values of patriotism, duty, and courage; to create a shared memory and identity based on a largely invented story”; and to anchor a community against social and political doubt.”
Her focus is the human story of each monument, the characters involved in its creation, and the sacred memories held dear to them.
Kelly McMichael, in her book, Sacred Memories: The Civil War Monument Movement in Texas, takes the reader on a tour of Civil War monuments throughout the state and in doing so tells the story of each monument and its creation. McMichael explores Texans’ motivations for erecting Civil War memorials, which she views as attempts during a period of turmoil and uncertaintysevere depression, social unrest, the rise of Populism, mass immigration, urbanization, industrialization, imperialism, lynching, and Jim Crow laws”to preserve the memory of the Confederate dead, to instill in future generations the values of patriotism, duty, and courage; to create a shared memory and identity based on a largely invented story”; and to anchor a community against social and political doubt.”
Her focus is the human story of each monument, the characters involved in its creation, and the sacred memories held dear to them.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Sacred Memories
- Sottotitolo: The Civil War Monument Movement in Texas
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Kelly Mcmichael
- Editore: Texas A & M Univ Pr
- Collana: Texas A & M Univ Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 30 Maggio '09
- Genere: HISTORY
- Argomenti : Soldiers' monuments Texas History War memorials Texas History
- Pagine: 116
- Dimensioni mm: 215 x 139 x 12
- ISBN-10: 0876112386
- EAN-13: 9780876112380