Bibliograph

Monument wars, Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the transformation of the memorial landscape, Kirk Savage/

Type

Label

Monument wars, Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the transformation of the memorial landscape, Kirk Savage/

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Monument wars

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

271647765

Responsibility statement

Kirk Savage/

Sub title

Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the transformation of the memorial landscape

Summary

Traces the history of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., discussing its plan and structures, and considering how the concept of memorials and memorial space has changed since the nineteenth century

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- A monument to a deceased project -- Covering ground -- The mechanic monster -- Inventing public space -- The monument transformed -- The conscience of the nation -- An end to war, an end to monuments?

Classification