Synopses & Reviews
War Memorials as Political Landscape critiques the social meaning of war memorials and their role in political and historical landscapes. Mayo argues that war memorials not only reflect the political history of a nation, but also that these memorials are mechanisms to symbolize and justify history. He posits that the presence or absence of commemoration for America's wars is largely explained by the war's importance in establishing the nation's symbolic identity as a political state and by the number of those who died in that war.
Review
This book contains dozens of photos of the most famous memorials, and brings to life the historical event that led to its consecration.ALBR
Table of Contents
War Memorials as Symbolic Messages
War Memorials in the Landscape: Evocations of History
Monuments to Victory as Justice
Monuments to Victory as Manifest Destiny
Monuments to Defeat
Memories of Horror
Remembrance as Political Critique