The spirit of 1976 : commerce, community, and the politics of commemoration / Tammy S. Gordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Tammy S., 1967- author.

Series:

Public history in historical perspective.

Public history in historical perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976--Political aspects.

American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976.

American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976--Economic aspects.

American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976--Social aspects.

Public history--Political aspects.

Public history.

Public history--Economic aspects.

Public history--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 175 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Spirit of Nineteen Seventy Six

Commerce, community, and the politics of commemoration

Place of Publication:

Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The most important national commemoration of the twentieth century, the 1976 bicentennial celebration gave rise to a broad-ranging debate over how the American Revolution should be remembered and represented.

Contents:

Introduction: In the Spirit of the Revolution; 1. Finding a Role for the "Private Sector": The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1966-1973; 2. The Sellabration: Entrepreneurs as the New Revolutionaries; 3. Anti-Schlock: Consumerism and History on the Red, White, and Blue Left; 4. "Resolving the Commercialism Issue": The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, 1973-1977; 5. "Just pick something and do it": Bicentennial Consumerism and Community; Conclusion: The Morning after.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61376-282-8

OCLC:

872122239