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The Culture of Defeat

On National Trauma, Mourning, and Recovery

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ID23136183
AuthorsDavid W Blight (None, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume6
Issue1
Publication date2004-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeREVIEW
Review ofThe Culture of Defeat: On National Trauma, Mourning, and Recovery, Wolfgang Schivelbusch, 2003
VenueCivil War Book Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1528-6592 • E-ISSN: 1528-6592
PublisherLouisiana State University Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.31390/cwbr.6.1.6
OpenAlexW4391805001
LanguageEN

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