Tomb of the unknown soldier, modern mourning, and the reinvention of the mystical body, the
Auteur :
Wittman, Laura
Éditeur :
University of Toronto Press
ISBN :
9781442643390
Date de publication :
11 juin 2011
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,1 x 3,4 cm
Poids :
810 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
At the end of the First World War, countries across Europe participated in an unprecedented ritual in which a single, anonymous body was buried to symbolize the overwhelming trauma of the battlefields; The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier explores the creation and reception of this symbolic national burial as an emblem for modern mourning.