Death at the edges of empire fallen soldiers, cultural memory, and the making of an American nation, 1863-1921 / Shannon Bontrager.
| Author/creator | Bontrager, Shannon |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lincoln, Nebraska University of Nebraska Press, [2020] |
| Description | xiv, 384 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in war, society, and the military |
| Abstract | "Shannon Bontrager examines the culture of death, burial, and commemoration of fallen American soldiers in the Civil War, the Spanish-Cuban-American War, the Philippine-American War, and World War I. He links the cultural and political history of American war dead to explore the transatlantic and transpacific contexts of America's imperial ambitions"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Extensive and substantial revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Georgia State University, 2011, with title: Nationalizing the dead : the contested making of an American commemorative tradition from the Civil War to the Great War. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-370) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019015608 |
| ISBN | 9781496201843 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781496229045 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
| ISBN | (mobi) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |