Monuments and Memory – Archaeological Perspectives on Commemoration Jameson

Monuments and MemoryArchaeological Perspectives on Commemoration\nAuthor(s): John H. Jameson, Sherene Baugher, Richard Veit\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University Press of Florida, United States\nImprint: University Press of Florida\nISBN-13: 9780813079233, 978-0813079233\nSynopsis\nExamining the pasts, evolving meanings, and silenced histories surrounding public monuments This volume examines many different public monuments to increase understanding of the cultural factors that have shaped their creation, maintenance, andin some casesremoval. The role of monuments in communities and society continues to be an important and controversial topic, and the case studies in this volume contribute to this conversation by assessing the ways such markers can be empowering or marginalizing from a wide range of perspectives. \n\nThe monuments discussed here represent historical events from the Revolutionary War through the Korean War, including the slave auction block formerly local