Memorials to shattered myths : Vietnam to 9/11 /
Senie, Harriet,
Memorials to shattered myths : Vietnam to 9/11 / Harriet F. Senie. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Although radically different, the Vietnam War, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine High School shootings, and the attacks of 9/11 all shattered myths of national identity. Vietnam was a war the United States didn't win; Oklahoma City revealed domestic terrorism in the heartland; Columbine debunked legends of high school as an idyllic time; and 9/11 demonstrated U.S. vulnerability to international terrorism.
9780190248437 (ebook) : No price
Memorials--Social aspects--United States.
Memorialization--Social aspects--United States.
Victims--United States.
Nationalism and collective memory--United States.
NA9347
725.940973
Memorials to shattered myths : Vietnam to 9/11 / Harriet F. Senie. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Although radically different, the Vietnam War, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine High School shootings, and the attacks of 9/11 all shattered myths of national identity. Vietnam was a war the United States didn't win; Oklahoma City revealed domestic terrorism in the heartland; Columbine debunked legends of high school as an idyllic time; and 9/11 demonstrated U.S. vulnerability to international terrorism.
9780190248437 (ebook) : No price
Memorials--Social aspects--United States.
Memorialization--Social aspects--United States.
Victims--United States.
Nationalism and collective memory--United States.
NA9347
725.940973