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Exploring the rhetorical and cultural significance of memorials, this book reveals how American memorializing reflects three distinct cultures and their evolving influences. It examines the shifting visual and discursive patterns over time, highlighting the struggle for dominance among these cultures in shaping America's collective memory. By analyzing memorials as expressions of divergent worldviews, the work uncovers the complexities of cultural memory and the quest for hegemony in American society.
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Sinners, Lovers, and Heroes: An Essay on Memorializing in Three American Cultures, Richard Morris
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- 1997
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- Title
- Sinners, Lovers, and Heroes: An Essay on Memorializing in Three American Cultures
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Richard Morris
- Publisher
- State University of New York Press
- Publisher
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 237
- ISBN13
- 9780791434932
- Category
- Social sciences, History, Maps and Travel, World history
- Description
- Exploring the rhetorical and cultural significance of memorials, this book reveals how American memorializing reflects three distinct cultures and their evolving influences. It examines the shifting visual and discursive patterns over time, highlighting the struggle for dominance among these cultures in shaping America's collective memory. By analyzing memorials as expressions of divergent worldviews, the work uncovers the complexities of cultural memory and the quest for hegemony in American society.