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The unfinished bombing : Oklahoma City in American memory / Edward T. Linenthal.

The unfinished bombing : Oklahoma City in American memo...

The unfinished bombing : Oklahoma City in American memory / Edward T. Linenthal.

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The unfinished bombing : Oklahoma City in American memory / Edward T. Linenthal.

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Full title

The unfinished bombing : Oklahoma City in American memory / Edward T. Linenthal.

Publisher

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Date

2001.

Call Numbers

N976.638/1

Record Identifier

74VvjBkdV2yg

MMS ID

991015302049702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xv, 304 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents

Introduction: April 19, 1995 -- 1. Falling Into History -- 2. Telling the Story: Three Narratives -- 3. "A New World": The Inner Life of a Wounded Community -- 4. "A Single Chord of Horror": The Memorial Vocabulary of American Culture -- 5. "We Come Here to Remember": Creating the Memorial in Oklaho...

Publication information

Publisher

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2001.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"On April 19, 1995, the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City shook the nation, destroying our complacent sense of safety and sending a city into a tailspin of shock, grief, and bewilderment. How can a community recover from such a tragedy? How do we, as a nation, come to terms with the fact that our society can spawn a...

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Full title

The unfinished bombing : Oklahoma City in American memory / Edward T. Linenthal.

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Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-292) and index.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N976.638/1

Record Identifier

74VvjBkdV2yg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvjBkdV2yg

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ISBN

0195161076 (pbk.)

9780195136722

0195136721

9780195161076 (pbk.)

DDC

976.638

MMS ID

991015302049702626

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