xiii, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-305) and index.
Contents
The afterlife of John FItzgerald Kennedy : an introduction -- All the world's a stage : constructing Kennedy -- From history to memory : assassination and the making of a sacred symbol -- Ritual and remembrance : cultural trauma, collective memory, and the funeral of John Fitzgerald Kennedy -- In death there is life : monuments of paper and pen -- In death there is life : monuments of glass, steel, and stone -- The memory wars : contesting Kennedy -- Gone but not forgotten : history, memory, and nostalgia.
