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Exhibiting patriotism : creating and contesting interpretations of American historic sites

Title
Exhibiting patriotism : creating and contesting interpretations of American historic sites / Teresa Bergman.
Author
Bergman, Teresa.
Publication
Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, [2013], ©2013.

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Description
253 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • California State Railroad Museum
  • Historic sites > Interpretive programs > United States
  • Visitors' centers > United States
  • Historiography > Social aspects > United States
  • USS Arizona Memorial (Hawaii)
  • Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
  • Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
  • Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : necessary tensions -- Submerged patriotism : evolving representation at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Visitor Center -- The Chinese get on board at the California State Railroad Museum -- The day the plaster fell : museological change comes to the Alamo -- Sex and gender in the Lincoln Memorial : the politics of interpreting Lincoln's legacy -- Patriotism carved in stone : Mt. Rushmore's evolution as national symbol -- Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 9781598745962 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 1598745964 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9781598745979 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1598745972 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781611326796 (consumer ebook)
  • 1611326796 (consumer ebook)
  • 9781611327823 (institutional ebook)
  • 1611327822 (institutional ebook)
LCCN
  • 2012032797
  • 40021882263
OCLC
  • 794361907
  • ocn794361907
  • SCSB-5673341
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries