The tomb of the unknown soldier, modern mourning, and the reinvention of the mystical body [electronic resource] / Laura Wittman.

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"At the end of the First World War, countries across Europe participated in an unprecedented ritual in which a single, anonymous body was buried to symbolize the overwhelming trauma of the battlefields. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier explores the creation and reception of this symbolic national bur...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Toronto Italian studies.
Main Author:	Wittman, Laura
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2011.
Series:	Toronto Italian studies.
Subjects:	War memorials > Italy. Unknown military personnel > Social aspects > Italy. Unknown military personnel > Political aspects > Italy. Soldiers' monuments > Social aspects > Italy. War memorials > Social aspects > Italy. Mourning customs > Italy. Human body > Symbolic aspects > Italy.
Online Access:	EBSCO eBooks: 2011 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2011 (EBSCO)
Format:	Electronic eBook

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