Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Preferred term

war memorials  

Definition

  • War memorials have developed throughout time and have varying purposes within different historical eras and societies. Initially the purpose of war memorials was not memorialization at all but to commemorate a victorious leader. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Memorials, War]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SX8T8RF7-M

Download this concept: