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The politics of consolation : memory and the meaning of September 11 /

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This title examines how political leaders drew upon a long tradition of consolation discourse in their effort to interpret September 11, arguing that the day's events were mediated through memories of past suffering in decisive ways. It then traces how the struggle to define the meaning of Sept...

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Main Author: Simko, Christina (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Disasters > Political aspects > United States.
Collective memory > Political aspects > United States.
Consolation > Political aspects.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Political aspects.
Catastrophes > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Mémoire collective > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Consolation > Aspect politique.
Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis > Aspect politique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
United States
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
United States - General.
2001
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Call Number: E179 .S58 2015eb
 
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