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1 online resource |
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Public history in historical perspective |
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Public history in historical perspective.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: In the Spirit of the Revolution; 1. Finding a Role for the "Private Sector": The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1966-1973; 2. The Sellabration: Entrepreneurs as the New Revolutionaries; 3. Anti-Schlock: Consumerism and History on the Red, White, and Blue Left; 4. "Resolving the Commercialism Issue": The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, 1973-1977; 5. "Just pick something and do it": Bicentennial Consumerism and Community; Conclusion: The Morning after; Notes |
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IndexAbout the Author; Back Cover |
| Summary |
The most important national commemoration of the twentieth century, the 1976 bicentennial celebration gave rise to a broad-ranging debate over how the American Revolution should be remembered and represented. Federal planners seeking an uncritical glorification of the nation s founding came up against an array of constituencies with other interests and objectives. Inspired by the new social history that looked at the past from the bottom up, Americans who had previously been disenfranchised by traditional national narratives African Americans, women, American Indians, workers, young people demanded a voice and representation in the planning |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 7, 2017) |
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Public history -- Social aspects
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Public history -- Economic aspects
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Public history -- Political aspects
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American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 -- Social aspects
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American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 -- Economic aspects
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American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 -- Political aspects
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Economics
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Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781613762820 |
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1613762828 |
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