Rhetorics haunting the National Mall : displaced and ephemeral public memories /

This book explores how ephemeral and displaced public memories continue to linger and circulate around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Chapters examine unrecognized historical events on the Mall, selective interpretations of the past within the Mall's sites, and places of public memory hi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Aden, Roger C., 1962- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]
Series:	Lexington studies in contemporary rhetoric.
Subjects:	Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) > History. Collective memory > United States. Public history > United States. Memorialization > United States. Washington (D.C.) > History. Protest movements > Washington (D.C.) > History. Washington (D.C.) > Buildings, structures, etc. Memorials > Washington (D.C.) Museums > Social aspects > United States. Public spaces > Social aspects > United States.

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Summary:	This book explores how ephemeral and displaced public memories continue to linger and circulate around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Chapters examine unrecognized historical events on the Mall, selective interpretations of the past within the Mall's sites, and places of public memory hiding in plain sight.
Physical Description:	ix, 234 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781498563239 1498563236