LEADER 02603nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910779582403321 005 20230802010005.0 010 $a1-78023-052-4 010 $a1-299-19121-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000001006019 035 $a(EBL)1127644 035 $a(OCoLC)828792909 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000908571 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12401859 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000908571 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10901564 035 $a(PQKB)11134949 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1127644 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1127644 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10660907 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL450371 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001006019 100 $a20130222d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRemembrance today$b[electronic resource] $epoppies, grief and heroism /$fTed Harrison 210 $aLondon $cReaktion Books$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (250 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78023-044-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRemembrance Today Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1.The Mists and Myths of War; 2. Lest We Forget; 3. The Remembrance Debate; 4. The Season of the Dead; 5. The Realities of War; 6. The Reasons for War; 7. The Poppy, Then and Now; 8. A History of the Hero; 9. Remembrance in the Twenty-first Century; Postscript: Some Practical Changes; References; Index 330 $aEach November, Americans celebrate Veterans Day, a holiday that honors our armed services and that marks the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I. Veterans Day roughly coincides with Remembrance Day in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, where millions of people wear poppies-a flower that bloomed across the battlefields of Flanders and became emblematic of the war-and observe a period of silence at war memorials. For many countries around the world, this day is meant to thank those who give their lives to defend liberty and freedom, but as Ted Harrison 606 $aWar and society 606 $aMemorial rites and ceremonies 606 $aCollective memory 615 0$aWar and society. 615 0$aMemorial rites and ceremonies. 615 0$aCollective memory. 676 $a306.4 700 $aHarrison$b Ted$01542517 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779582403321 996 $aRemembrance today$93795328 997 $aUNINA