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Cultural Movements and Collective Memory : Christopher Columbus and the Rewriting of the National Origin Myth /

This book uses political process theory to examine three cultural movements around Christopher Columbus. The author examines the religious, ethnic and anti-colonial movements most successful at rewriting national origin myth, demonstrating the political process model while telling the story of how a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kubal, Timothy (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Ethnicity Studies.
Sociology of Culture.
Sociology of Religion.
Sociology, general.
Ethnicity.
Religion and culture.
Religion and sociology.
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book uses political process theory to examine three cultural movements around Christopher Columbus. The author examines the religious, ethnic and anti-colonial movements most successful at rewriting national origin myth, demonstrating the political process model while telling the story of how a powerless public mobilized to rewrite its past.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages)
ISBN:9780230615762
DOI:10.1057/9780230615762