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Death at the edges of empire : fallen soldiers, cultural memory, and the making of an American nation, 1863-1921 / Shannon Bontrager.

Author/creator Bontrager, Shannon
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLincoln, Nebraska University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
Descriptionxiv, 384 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Series Studies in war, society, and the military
Abstract "Shannon Bontrager examines the culture of death, burial, and commemoration of fallen American soldiers in the Civil War, the Spanish-Cuban-American War, the Philippine-American War, and World War I. He links the cultural and political history of American war dead to explore the transatlantic and transpacific contexts of America's imperial ambitions"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteExtensive and substantial revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Georgia State University, 2011, with title: Nationalizing the dead : the contested making of an American commemorative tradition from the Civil War to the Great War.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 330-370) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019015608
ISBN9781496201843 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN9781496229045 (paperback)
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