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Myth, Memory, and the Making of the American Landscape

By Paul A. Shackel

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
0813021049, 9780813021041, 9780813026589
LCC
E159 .M97 2001
Open Library ID
OL3944664M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10830001 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
304\301
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The authors in this collection show how the creation of a collective memory of highly visible objects and landscapes is an ongoing struggle, their meanings always being constructed, changed, and challenged. The sites and symbols the authors address are nationally recognized and include a balance of places that illuminate class, ethnic, racial, and historical experiences. Focusing on material culture, they explore the tensions that exist among various groups--elite landowners, the National Park Service, preservationists, minority groups--who compete for control over the interpretation of American public history.

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