Memorials to shattered myths : Vietnam to 9/11 / Harriet F. Senie.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190248437 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Memorials -- Social aspects -- United States | Memorialization -- Social aspects -- United States | Victims -- United States | Nationalism and collective memory -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190248437DDC classification: 725.940973 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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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.
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