LEADER 03231nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910465548003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8581-9 035 $a(CKB)2560000000079540 035 $a(EBL)835705 035 $a(OCoLC)772845452 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000589996 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11336329 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000589996 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10665215 035 $a(PQKB)11449355 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC835705 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17207 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL835705 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10527747 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000079540 100 $a20110831d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnduring legacy$b[electronic resource] $erhetoric and ritual of the lost cause /$fW. Stuart Towns 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (210 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-1752-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRhetoric, celebration, and ritual: building a collective memory in the postwar South -- Remembering the Confederacy: ceremony in the postwar South, 1865-1920s -- The road to secession and war: the oratorical defense of the Confederacy and the Old South -- Creating the myths of the war: martyrs and scapegoats of the Confederacy -- Creating the myths of Reconstruction, redemption, reconciliation, and the new and future South: the rest of the story -- The persistence of a myth: the lost cause in the modern South. 330 $aRhetoric and ritual commemorating war has been a part of human culture for ages. In Enduring Legacy, W. Stuart Towns explores the crucial role of rhetoric and oratory in creating and propagating a "Lost Cause" public memory of the American South. Enduring Legacy explores the vital place of ceremonial oratory in the oral tradition in the South. It analyses how rituals such as Confederate Memorial Day, Confederate veteran reunions, and dedication of Confederate monuments have contributed to crea 606 $aGroup identity$zSouthern States 606 $aSpeeches, addresses, etc., American$zSouthern States$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish language$zSouthern States$xRhetoric 606 $aMemory$xSocial aspects$zSouthern States 606 $aOratory$zSouthern States$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xInfluence 607 $aSouthern States$xCivilization 607 $aConfederate States of America$xHistory 607 $aSouthern States$xLanguages$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGroup identity 615 0$aSpeeches, addresses, etc., American$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish language$xRhetoric. 615 0$aMemory$xSocial aspects 615 0$aOratory$xHistory. 676 $a973.7/13 700 $aTowns$b W. Stuart$f1939-$01028855 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465548003321 996 $aEnduring legacy$92445014 997 $aUNINA