National Trauma and Collective Memory

A fascinating exploration of our evolving national psyche this book chronicles major traumas in recent American history - from the Depression and Pearl Harbor to the assassinations of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King Jr. to Ruby Ridge Waco and Columbine - how we responded to them as a nation and what our responses mean. Reflecting on American popular culture as well as the media this edition includes a new chapter on 9/11 and other acts of terror within the United States as well as coverage of the Columbia space shuttle disaster. New student-friendly features including discussion questions and Symbolic Events boxes in each chapter give the book added value as a classroom supplement.