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Exhibiting patriotism : creating and contesting interpretations of American historic sites / Teresa Bergman.

By: Publication details: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2013.Description: p251 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781598745962 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9781598745979 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973 23
LOC classification:
  • E159 .B45 2013
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-239) and index.

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.

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