{"product_id":"the-tomb-of-the-unknown-laura-wittman-9781442643390","title":"The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt 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 burial as an emblem for modern mourning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together literature, newspaper accounts, wartime correspondence, and popular culture, \u003cem\u003eThe Tomb of the Unknown Soldier\u003c\/em\u003e examines how the Unknown Soldier was imagined in diverse national contexts and used by radically opposed political parties. Laura Wittman argues that this monument established a connection between the wounded body vulnerable to the war machine and a modern identity defined by common mortality and social alienation. Highly original and interdisciplinary, \u003cem\u003eThe Tomb of the Unknown Soldier\u003c\/em\u003e powerfully links the symbolic language and ethics of mourning to a fascinating national ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Wittman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442643390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442643390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.50d","brand":"Laura Wittman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079127593215,"sku":"9781442643390","price":111.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2e8ce99-7288-4eb7-b98b-e249396398ea.jpg?v=1685479453","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tomb-of-the-unknown-laura-wittman-9781442643390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}