“This Sacred Soil of Vimy”, An Environmental History of the Vimy Ridge Memorial Park, 1920-2007
This paper examines the environmental history of the 250-acre Vimy Ridge Memorial in Northern France. It argues that the meaning of Vimy Ridge and the memorial within Canadian culture has been shaped by the physical environment of the site. In particular, the geographic location of Vimy Ridge in Eur...
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| Yayımlandı: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/eccs, |
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| Materyal Türü: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Dil: | Anglais |
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Études canadiennes / Canadian Studies
2016
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| Online Erişim: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Özet: | This paper examines the environmental history of the 250-acre Vimy Ridge Memorial in Northern France. It argues that the meaning of Vimy Ridge and the memorial within Canadian culture has been shaped by the physical environment of the site. In particular, the geographic location of Vimy Ridge in Europe, as well as the biological and physical features of the memorial park, shaped the possible meanings assigned to the site. |
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