Cultures of Commemoration

Rhodes, P. J. Ed(s): Low, Polly; Oliver, Graham

ISBN 10: 0197264662 / ISBN 13: 9780197264669

Published by Oxford University Press, 2012

About this Item

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. Editor(s): Low, Polly; Oliver, Graham. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 214 pages, 26 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBLW; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458. . 2012. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cultures of Commemoration
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197264662
• ISBN 13: 9780197264669
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Dr. Polly Low is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Manchester. Dr. Graham Oliver is Senior Lecturer in Ancient Greek Culture at the University of Liverpool. P.J. Rhodes is Honorary Professor of Ancient History at the University of Durham and Fellow of the British Academy.