Nation and commemoration : creating national identities in the United States and Australia / Lyn Spi...
Nation and commemoration : creating national identities in the United States and Australia / Lyn Spi...
Nation and commemoration : creating national identities in the United States and Australia / Lyn Spillman.
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Publisher
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N320.540973/3 , DH/2449
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 252 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Comparing national identities -- 2. "Every one admits that commemorations have their uses": producing national identities in celebration -- 3. "Our country by the world received": centennial celebrations in 1876 and 1888 -- 4. "To remind ourselves that we are a united nation": bicentennial celebr...
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Publisher
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
What do people think when they imagine themselves as part of a nation? Nation and commemoration answers this question in an exploration of the creation and recreation of national identities through commemorative activities. Extending recent work in cultural sociology and history, Lyn Spillman compares centennial and bicentennial celebrations in the...
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Nation and commemoration : creating national identities in the United States and Australia / Lyn Spillman.
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Cambridge cultural social studies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-244) and index.
Mitchell Library copy at DH/2449: Part of the Donald Horne Collection, West Bank, Shelf 5.
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N320.540973/3 , DH/2449
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74VvDPwWowgg
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ISBN
0521574323 (pbk.)
9780521574044 (hc)
0521574048 (hc)
9780521574327 (pbk.)
DDC
320.540973
MMS ID
991004833569702626
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