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The martial imagination : cultural aspects of American warfare /
Martial experiences and the mythologies that surround them have profoundly affected the ways in which Americans think of themselves. Wars identify the heroes who help define national character, provide the stories for the grand narratives of belonging and sacrifice, and serve as markers for essentia...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
2013.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;
no. 144. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Martial experiences and the mythologies that surround them have profoundly affected the ways in which Americans think of themselves. Wars identify the heroes who help define national character, provide the stories for the grand narratives of belonging and sacrifice, and serve as markers for essential moments of transformation. However, only in the last several years have scholars begun using the term "cultural history of American warfare" to identify the study of how public discourse formulates these defining myths and narratives. This volume brings together scholarship from diver. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781623490904 1623490901 9781622880904 1622880900 9781622880454 1622880455 9781461944553 1461944554 1299938698 9781299938694 |