Table of Contents

1. Understanding Commemorative Events 2. Imagining National Identities 3. Dark, Disturbing and Difficult Commemorative Events 4. The Tourism Paradox 5. It Happened at the World’s Fair 6. The Reenactors’ World 7. A Day at Battle 8. Cultural Commemorations 9. Commercial Commemorations 10. The Legacy of Commemorative Events 11. Why We Need Commemorative Events

About the Author

Warwick Frost is an Associate Professor and Co-ordinator of the Events Program at La Trobe University, Australia. 


Jennifer Laing is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Marketing and Tourism and Hospitality at La Trobe University, Australia.