Product Information
This is a book that explores in detail the use that Americans have made of their history for commercial, cultural, and ideological purposes. It focuses on popular adaptations of historical incidents and artifacts to reveal how successive generations of Americans have been able to adapt their heritage to address the needs of their contemporaries. Further, it indicates how the past has helped to shape the attitudes of later generations toward their own society.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-139780812210958
eBay Product ID (ePID)96232531
Product Key Features
Number of Pages152 Pages
Publication NameRecycling the Past: Popular Uses of American History
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year1978
TypeTextbook
AuthorLeila Zenderland
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Width152 mm
Additional Product Features
EditorLeila Zenderland
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States