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Autore |
Christiansen Erik <1974-> |
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Titolo |
Channeling the past [[electronic resource] ] : politicizing history in postwar America / / Erik Christiansen |
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Madison, : University of Wisconsin Press, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-299-28903-6 |
1-283-99105-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in American thought and culture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Public history - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
History in popular culture - United States |
Mass media and history - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: History's Past Presence -- 1. The History Book Club Offers the Past as an "Image of Ourselves" -- 2. Mythologizing History on Du Pont's Cavalcade of America -- 3. History, News, and You Are There -- 4. The Freedom Train's Narrow-Gauge Iconography -- 5. Building a "National Shrine" at the National Museum of American History -- Conclusion: Once and Future Truths -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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