Beyond the battlefield: race, memory and the american civil war
Auteur :
Blight, David W.
Éditeur :
University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN :
9781558493612
Date de publication :
29 juil. 2002
Dimensions :
23,2 x 15,7 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
560 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This work explores how the contested memory of the Civil War has shaped American race relations. It demonstrates several ways to probe the history of memory, to understand how and why groups of Americans have constructed versions of the past in the service of contemporary social needs.