| Cultures of Commemoration: War Memorials, Ancient and Modern Contributor(s): Low, Polly (Editor), Oliver, Graham (Editor), Rhodes, P. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0197264662 ISBN-13: 9780197264669 Publisher: British Academy OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Ancient - Greece |
| Dewey: 355.160 |
| LCCN: 2013474786 |
| Series: Proceedings of the British Academy |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 214 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume presents studies of military commemorative practices in Western culture, from 5th-century BC Greece, through two World Wars, to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This new comparative approach reveals that the distant past has had a lasting influence on commemorative practice in modern times. |