Christina Simko

The Politics of Consolation

Memory and the Meaning of September 11

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What meaning can be found in calamity and suffering? The Politics of Consolation examines how American political leaders have addressed this question, tracing the history of American political consolation and examining how this long tradition framed the events of September 11, 2001.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP US
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 521g
• ISBN-13: 9780199381791
• ISBN-10: 0199381798
• Artikelnr.: 47870355

Autorenporträt

Christina Simko is Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part I: Political Consolation in American History
Chapter 1: Revisiting the Civil Scriptures
Chapter 2: The War of Good and Evil
Chapter 3: American Tragedies
Part II: Politics and Consolation after September 11
Chapter 4: September Mourning
Chapter 5: From Consolation to Legitimation
Chapter 6: Consolation and Commemoration
Chapter 7: Symbolic Politics on Sacred Ground
Conclusion: Crisis Moments and Political Meanings
Notes
Bibliography
Index