Memorials to shattered myths : Vietnam to 9/11 /
Harriet F. Senie.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: a symbolic cemetery on the National Mall -- Immediate memorials: mourning in protest -- Oklahoma City: reframing tragedy as triumph -- Columbine and the power of denial -- Commemorating 9/11: from the tribute in light to reflecting absence.
9780190248413
Memorials--Social aspects--United States. Memorialization--Social aspects--United States. Victims--United States. Nationalism and collective memory--United States.