ISBN: 9780700613663 - honoring the civil war dead: commemoration and the problem of reconciliation (8 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. Fine condition hardcover book, As New condition dust jacket. Minute shelf wear to covers and bumping to spine ends. Minute toning to text block edges. Previous owner blind stamp sticker on ffep. Dust jacket unclipped. Dust jacket has slightest shelf wear, no other imperfections. Jacket protected by mylar. All books are individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless specifically described as such.…

Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 328 pages. By the end of the Civil War, fatalities from that conflict had far exceeded previous American experience, devastating families and communities alike. As John Neff shows, commemorating the 620,000 lives lost proved to be a persistent obstacle to the hard work of reuniting the nation, as every memorial observation compelled painful recollections of the war. Neff contends that the significance of the Civil War dead has been largely overlooked and that the literature on the war has so far failed to note how commemorations of the dead provide a means for both expressing lingering animosities and discouraging reconciliation. Clean copy. Record # 400999.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. University Press of Kansas Historical Books (University Press of Kansas) Honoring the Civil War Dead - Commemoration and the Problem of Reconciliation (NM) (dust jacket VG+) Manufacturer: University Press of Kansas Product Line: Historical Books (University Press of Kansas) Type: Hardcover Copyright Date: 2005 Author: John R. Neff Page Count: 326 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is NM - dust jacket VG+. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: By the end of the Civil War, fatalities from that conflict had far exceeded previous American experience, devastating families and communities alike. As John Neff shows, commemorating the 620,000 lives lost proved to be a persistent obstacle to the hard work of reuniting the nation, as every memorial observation compelled painful recollections of the war. Neff contends that the significance of the Civil War dead has been largely overlooked and that the literature on the war has so far failed to note how commemorations of the dead provide a means for both expressing lingering animosities and discouraging reconciliation. Commemorationâ"from private mourning to the often extravagant public remembrances exemplified in cemeteries, monuments, and Memorial Day observancesâ"provided Americans the quintessential forum for engaging the war's meaning. Additionally, Neff suggests a special significance for the ways in which the commemoration of the dead shaped Northern memory. In his estimation, Northerners were just as active in myth-making after the war. Crafting a "Cause Victorious" myth that was every bit as resonant and powerful as the much better-known "Lost Cause" myth cherished by Southerners, the North asserted through commemorations the existence of a loyal and reunified nation long before it was actually a fact. Neff reveals that as Northerners and Southerners honored their separate dead, they did so in ways that underscore the limits of reconciliation between Union and Confederate veterans, whose mutual animosities lingered for many decades after the end of the war. Ultimately, Neff argues that the process of reunion and reconciliation that has been so much the focus of recent literature either neglects or dismisses the persistent reluctance of both Northerners and Southerners to "forgive and forget," especially where their war dead were concerned. Despite reunification, the continuing imperative of commemoration reflects a more complex resolution to the war than is even now apparent. His book provides a compelling account of this conflict that marks a major contribution to our understanding of the war and its many meanings.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine dust. First Edition. Book is in NF condition with light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with light rubbing to edges else bright, intact and whole.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 328 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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