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Author Kammen, Michael G.

Title Digging up the dead [electronic resource] : a history of notable American reburials / Michael Kammen.

Imprint Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xi, 160 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents A short history of reburial: patterns of change over time -- Heroes of the Revolution: the siting and reciting of patriotism -- Honor, dishonor, and issues of reputation: from sectionalism to nationalism -- Problematic graves, tourism, and the wishes of survivors -- Disinterred by devotion: religion, race, and spiritual repose -- Repossessing the dead elsewhere in our time.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Exhumation -- United States -- History.
Exhumation -- Political aspects -- United States.
Burial -- United States -- History.
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- United States -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780226423296 (cloth : alk. paper)
0226423298 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226423326 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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