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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798212903321

Autore

Blackburn Marc K.

Titolo

Interpreting American military history at museums and historic sites / / Marc K. Blackburn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4422-3975-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

Interpreting History

Disciplina

355.0074/73

Soggetti

Military museums - United States

Historic sites - Interpretive programs - United States

Museums - Educational aspects - United States

Military parks - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Interpretation -- Introduction to American military history -- Colonization and settlement (1607-1763) -- Revolution and the new republic: 1763-1815 -- The constitutional settlement, 1783-1815 -- The antebellum period, 1815-1860 -- The Civil War, 1860-1865 -- 1865-1914: internal and external expansion -- On the world's stage: 1914-1939 -- World War Two, 1941-1945 -- On the brink: the Cold War, 1945-1973 -- A world undone: the Cold War and beyond, 1973-present.

Sommario/riassunto

While the lessons of the past are equally important today as when they first occurred, the trouble lies in making them accessible to modern-audiences. Interpreting American Military History at Museums and Historic Sites provides a guide to turning those important American military moments into relevant and captivating experiences. The book acts as a primer for those unfamiliar with academic trends of the last forty years. Through vis-à-vis current interpretive methods and case studies, readers will gain an understanding of how to take this information and create programs, interpretive media, o