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Author Simko, Christina, author

Title The politics of consolation : memory and the meaning of September 11 / Christina Simko
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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Summary 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 September 11 has continued in foreign policy discourse, commemoration ceremonies, and the contentious redevelopment of the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 23, 2015)
Subject Disasters -- Political aspects -- United States
Collective memory -- Political aspects -- United States
Consolation -- Political aspects
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Political aspects
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
United States - General.
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199381807
0199381801
9780199381814
019938181X