TY  - BOOK
AB  - World War I marked the first war in which the United States government and military took full responsibility for the identification, burial, and memorialization of those killed in battle, and as a result, the process of burying and remembering the dead became intensely political. The government and military attempted to create a patriotic consensus on the historical memory of World War I in which war dead were not only honored but used as a symbol to legitimize America's participation in a war not fully supported by all citizens. In this book, the author unpacks the politics and processes of the competing interest groups involved in the three core components of commemoration: repatriation, remembrance, and return. This book emphasizes the inherent tensions in the politics of memorialization and explores how those interests often conflicted with the needs of veterans and relatives.
AU  - Budreau, Lisa M.
CN  - D670
CN  - D670
CY  - New York :
DA  - 2010.
ID  - 850440
KW  - World War, 1914-1918
KW  - War memorials
KW  - War memorials
KW  - World War, 1914-1918
KW  - Political culture
N2  - World War I marked the first war in which the United States government and military took full responsibility for the identification, burial, and memorialization of those killed in battle, and as a result, the process of burying and remembering the dead became intensely political. The government and military attempted to create a patriotic consensus on the historical memory of World War I in which war dead were not only honored but used as a symbol to legitimize America's participation in a war not fully supported by all citizens. In this book, the author unpacks the politics and processes of the competing interest groups involved in the three core components of commemoration: repatriation, remembrance, and return. This book emphasizes the inherent tensions in the politics of memorialization and explores how those interests often conflicted with the needs of veterans and relatives.
PB  - New York University Press,
PP  - New York :
PY  - 2010.
SN  - 9780814725184
SN  - 081472518X
SN  - 9780814799901
SN  - 0814799906
T1  - Bodies of war :World War I and the politics of commemoration in America, 1919-1933 /
TI  - Bodies of war :World War I and the politics of commemoration in America, 1919-1933 /
ER  -