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Angel patriots : the crash of United Flight 93 and the myth of America

Title
Angel patriots : the crash of United Flight 93 and the myth of America / Alexander T. Riley.
Author
Riley, Alexander
Publication
New York ; London : New York University Press, [2015]

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Description
viii, 317 pages; 23 cm
Subject
  • United Airlines Flight 93 Hijacking Incident, 2001
  • Terrorism > Social aspects > United States
  • Memorialization > United States
  • Myth > Social aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Flight 93 and 9/11: American mythology in the making -- Death, horror, and culture: making sense of the senseless in memorials -- The sacralization of Shanksville: the emergence of the temporary memorial site -- Flag bodies: commemoration in the Flight 93 Memorial Chapel -- The permanent memorial: symbolic work and conflict in the "bowl of embrace" -- The cultural narratives of the books on Flight 93 -- The cultural narratives of the films on Flight 93 -- Myth in practice: visitors at the temporary memorial site -- What flight 93 tells us about America.
Call Number
JFE 15-3530
ISBN
  • 9781479870479
  • 1479870471
  • 9781479868452
  • 1479868450
LCCN
2014040547
OCLC
893452218
Author
Riley, Alexander, author.
Title
Angel patriots : the crash of United Flight 93 and the myth of America / Alexander T. Riley.
Publisher
New York ; London : New York University Press, [2015]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 15-3530
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