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Remembering the forgotten war

Van Wagenen, Michael.

Remembering the forgotten war the enduring legacies of the U.S./Mexican War / [electronic resource] : Michael Scott Van Wagenen. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (352 p.) - Public history in historical perspective . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Of War and Soccer -- Victory and Dissolution : The United States, 1848/1865 -- In the Shadow of Defeat : Mexico, 1848/1866 -- Old Soldiers and New Wars : The United States, 1866/1895 -- Inventing Heroes : Mexico, 1867/1920 -- Empire and Exclusion : The United States, 1896/1929 -- Rituals of the State : Mexico, 1921/1952 -- Good Neighbors and Bad Blood : The United States, 1930/1965 -- Resisting the Gringos : Mexico, 1953/1989 -- Contesting American Pasts : The United States, 1966/1989 -- Remembrance and Free Trade : The United States and Mexico, 1990/2008 -- Conclusion: Putting the Skeletons to Rest.

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Public history--Mexico.
Public history--United States.
Public opinion--Mexico.
Public opinion--United States.
Collective memory--Mexico.
Collective memory--United States.
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Public opinion.
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Influence.


United States--Relations--Mexico.
Mexico--Relations--United States.


Electronic books.

E404 / .V35 2012

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