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The politics of consolation : memory and the meaning of September 11
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simko, Christina, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disasters--Political aspects--United States.
- Disasters.
- Collective memory--Political aspects--United States.
- Collective memory.
- Consolation--Political aspects.
- Consolation.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Political aspects.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title examines how political leaders drew upon a long tradition of consolation discourse in their effort to interpret September 11, arguing that the day's events were mediated through memories of past suffering in decisive ways. It then traces how the struggle to define the meaning of September 11 has continued in foreign policy discourse, commemoration ceremonies, and the contentious redevelopment of the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 21, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-938181-X
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