The Politics of Mourning: Death and Honor in Arlington National Cemetery

by Micki McElya

Book Overview

Arlington National Cemetery is America's most sacred shrine, a destination for four million visitors who each year tour its grounds and honor those buried there. For many, Arlington's symbolic importance places it beyond politics. Yet as Micki McElya shows, no site in the United States plays a more political role in shaping national identity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674737245
• ISBN13: 9780674737242
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"