Remembering the forgotten war
Subtitle: the enduring legacies of the U.S./Mexican War
By: Michael Scott Van Wagenen
Series: Public history in historical perspective
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781558499300; 9781558499294
Subjects: Collective memory; Public history; Public opinion; Influence; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Of War and Soccer; title: Victory and Dissolution : The United States, 1848/1865; title: In the Shadow of Defeat : Mexico, 1848/1866; title: Old Soldiers and New Wars : The United States, 1866/1895; title: Inventing Heroes : Mexico, 1867/1920; title: Empire and Exclusion : The United States, 1896/1929; title: Rituals of the State : Mexico, 1921/1952; title: Good Neighbors and Bad Blood : The United States, 1930/1965; title: Resisting the Gringos : Mexico, 1953/1989; title: Contesting American Pasts : The United States, 1966/1989; title: Remembrance and Free Trade : The United States and Mexico, 1990/2008; title: Conclusion: Putting the Skeletons to Rest.