Bodies of war : World War I and the politics of commemoration in America, 1919-1933 / Lisa M. Budreau.
2010
D670 .B83 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Bodies of war : World War I and the politics of commemoration in America, 1919-1933 / Lisa M. Budreau.
ISBN
9780814725184 (paperback)
081472518X (paperback)
9780814799901 (hardcover)
0814799906 (hardcover)
081472518X (paperback)
9780814799901 (hardcover)
0814799906 (hardcover)
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, 2010.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 317 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Call Number
D670 .B83 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.4/60973
Summary
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Repatriation
The journey's end
Origins
A daunting pledge
Charon's price
A problem of policy
Make way for democracy!
Troubled waters
Bringing them home
Remembrance
Republican motherhood thrives
A star of recognition
A reluctant giant
A commission is born
Sacred space and strife
We the people
Americans make waves
Return
A country for heroes?
Pilgrim or tourist?
Commemoration or celebration?
Pilgrims' progress
Mothers and politics
Mathilda's victory
Stars of black and gold
Highballs on the high seas
A personal experience.
The journey's end
Origins
A daunting pledge
Charon's price
A problem of policy
Make way for democracy!
Troubled waters
Bringing them home
Remembrance
Republican motherhood thrives
A star of recognition
A reluctant giant
A commission is born
Sacred space and strife
We the people
Americans make waves
Return
A country for heroes?
Pilgrim or tourist?
Commemoration or celebration?
Pilgrims' progress
Mothers and politics
Mathilda's victory
Stars of black and gold
Highballs on the high seas
A personal experience.