Cultures of Commemoration War Memorials, Ancient and Modern |
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| Editor:
| Low, Polly
Oliver, Graham |
| Author:
| Rhodes, P. J. |
| Series title: | Proceedings of the British Academy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-726466-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Leporello (folded) |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume presents studies of military commemorative practices in Western culture, from 5th-century BC Greece, through two World Wars, to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This new comparative approach reveals that the distant past has had a lasting influence on commemorative practice in modern times.
This volume presents studies of military commemorative practices in Western culture, from 5th-century BC Greece, through two World Wars, to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This new comparative approach reveals that the distant past has had a lasting influence on commemorative practice in modern times.