National Trauma and Collective Memory: Extraordinary Events in the American ExperienceA fascinating exploration of our evolving national psyche, this book chronicles major traumas in recent American history - from the Depression and Pearl Harbor, to the assassinations of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, Jr., to Ruby Ridge, Waco, and Columbine - how we responded to them as a nation, and what our responses mean. Reflecting on American popular culture as well as the media, this edition includes a new chapter on 9/11 and other acts of terror within the United States, as well as coverage of the Columbia space shuttle disaster. New student-friendly features, including discussion questions and "Symbolic Events" boxes in each chapter, give the book added value as a classroom supplement. |
Contents
IV | 3 |
V | 7 |
VI | 10 |
VII | 14 |
VIII | 15 |
IX | 19 |
X | 20 |
XI | 21 |
XLIV | 112 |
XLV | 115 |
XLVI | 117 |
XLVII | 120 |
XLVIII | 123 |
XLIX | 124 |
L | 126 |
LI | 131 |
XII | 29 |
XIII | 33 |
XIV | 36 |
XV | 37 |
XVI | 39 |
XVII | 43 |
XVIII | 45 |
XIX | 50 |
XX | 53 |
XXI | 55 |
XXII | 56 |
XXIII | 59 |
XXIV | 61 |
XXV | 64 |
XXVI | 66 |
XXVII | 68 |
XXVIII | 72 |
XXIX | 73 |
XXX | 74 |
XXXI | 77 |
XXXII | 81 |
XXXIII | 84 |
XXXIV | 88 |
XXXV | 90 |
XXXVI | 91 |
XXXVII | 93 |
XXXVIII | 97 |
XXXIX | 100 |
XL | 104 |
XLI | 106 |
XLII | 107 |
XLIII | 109 |
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