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- catalog abstract ""What makes people remember a particular battle? Why do we commemorate and mythologize some events while leaving other significant encounters in the dustbin of history?" "Reminders and depictions of our military past are everywhere: Civil War reenactments draw thousands of spectators; popular histories fill the bestseller lists; cable channels air a dizzying array of documentaries and historical dramas; and Hollywood war movies become blockbusters. Historians worry, though, that these popular representations sometimes sacrifice authenticity for broad popular appeal." "In Echoes of War: A Thousand Years of Military History in Popular Culture, Michael C.C. Adams shows that living history - even if it is an incomplete depiction of the past - plays a vital role in stimulating the historical imagination. Adams argues that symbols of war are intrinsically significant and help people articulate ideas and values. We still return to the knight as a symbol of noble striving; the bowman appeals as a rebel against unjust privilege."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12592348.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""In Echoes of War: A Thousand Years of Military History in Popular Culture, Michael C.C. Adams shows that living history - even if it is an incomplete depiction of the past - plays a vital role in stimulating the historical imagination. Adams argues that symbols of war are intrinsically significant and help people articulate ideas and values. We still return to the knight as a symbol of noble striving; the bowman appeals as a rebel against unjust privilege."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""What makes people remember a particular battle? Why do we commemorate and mythologize some events while leaving other significant encounters in the dustbin of history?" "Reminders and depictions of our military past are everywhere: Civil War reenactments draw thousands of spectators; popular histories fill the bestseller lists; cable channels air a dizzying array of documentaries and historical dramas; and Hollywood war movies become blockbusters. Historians worry, though, that these popular representations sometimes sacrifice authenticity for broad popular appeal."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-254) and index.".
- catalog description "List of illustrations and maps -- Preface: citizens who quest (for knowledge) -- Knights on horseback -- Brutal soldiery -- New men with rifles -- Unlikely heroes -- Bearers of burdens -- Innocents at war -- Afterword: historians with axes (to grind) -- Exploring further -- Index.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 277 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0813122406 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,".
- catalog subject "303.6/6 21".
- catalog subject "Military art and science History.".
- catalog subject "Military history.".
- catalog subject "Popular culture.".
- catalog subject "Technology and civilization.".
- catalog subject "U22.3 .A33 2002".
- catalog subject "War Psychological aspects.".
- catalog subject "War and society.".
- catalog tableOfContents "List of illustrations and maps -- Preface: citizens who quest (for knowledge) -- Knights on horseback -- Brutal soldiery -- New men with rifles -- Unlikely heroes -- Bearers of burdens -- Innocents at war -- Afterword: historians with axes (to grind) -- Exploring further -- Index.".
- catalog title "Echoes of war : a thousand years of military history in popular culture / Michael C.C. Adams.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".