TY  - BOOK
N2  - In this ground-breaking, panoramic work of American cultural history, the author examines a central paradox of our national identity: How did "the land of the future" acquire a past? And to what extent has our collective memory of that past - as embodied in our traditions - been distorted, or even manufactured? Ranging from John Adams to Ronald Reagan, from the origins of Independence Day celebrations to the controversies surrounding the Vietnam War Memorial, from the Daughters of the American Revolution to immigrant associations, and filled with inclusive analyses of such phenomena as Americana and its collectors, "historic" villages and Disneyland, Mystic Chords of Memory is a brilliant, immensely readable, and enormously important book.--
AB  - In this ground-breaking, panoramic work of American cultural history, the author examines a central paradox of our national identity: How did "the land of the future" acquire a past? And to what extent has our collective memory of that past - as embodied in our traditions - been distorted, or even manufactured? Ranging from John Adams to Ronald Reagan, from the origins of Independence Day celebrations to the controversies surrounding the Vietnam War Memorial, from the Daughters of the American Revolution to immigrant associations, and filled with inclusive analyses of such phenomena as Americana and its collectors, "historic" villages and Disneyland, Mystic Chords of Memory is a brilliant, immensely readable, and enormously important book.--
T1  - Mystic chords of memory :the transformation of tradition in American culture /
DA  - 1991.
CY  - New York :
AU  - Kammen, Michael G.
ET  - 1st ed.
CN  - E169.1
CN  - E169.1
PB  - Knopf,
PP  - New York :
PY  - 1991.
ID  - 1381251
KW  - Patriotism
KW  - Memory
KW  - Memory
KW  - Patriotisme
KW  - Mémoire
KW  - 15.85 history of America.
KW  - Civilization.
KW  - Memory
KW  - Patriotism.
KW  - Geschichte
KW  - Patriotismus
KW  - Tradition
KW  - Zivilisation
KW  - Cultuurgeschiedenis.
KW  - Collectief geheugen.
KW  - Traditie.
KW  - Nationale identiteit.
KW  - Patriotism.
SN  - 0394577698
SN  - 9780394577692
TI  - Mystic chords of memory :the transformation of tradition in American culture /
ER  -