World War I, mass death, and the birth of the modern US soldier : a rhetorical history /

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"A study in war rhetoric, material rhetoric, and public memory, this book explains how the aftermath of the American World War I experience led to the rhetorical production of the long-lasting and familiar icon of the modern US soldier as a virtuous, self-sacrificial, "global force for goo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seitz, David W., 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2018]
Colección:Lexington Studies in Contemporary Rhetoric
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects > United States.
Soldiers > United States > History > 20th century.
War casualties > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Psychological aspects.
National characteristics, American.
Collective memory > United States.
Memorialization > United States > History > 20th century.
Reconstruction (1914-1939) > United States.
Sociology, Military > United States.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Guerre > Pertes > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect psychologique.
Mémoire collective > États-Unis.
Commémorations > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Reconstruction, 1914-1939 > États-Unis.
Sociologie militaire > États-Unis.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
Collective memory
Memorialization
National characteristics, American
Psychological aspects
Reconstruction (1914-1939)
Social aspects
Sociology, Military
Soldiers
War casualties
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The "uncensored" view from afar: American perceptions of the Great War, 1914-1917
  • "Body and soul and spirit": mobilization, conscription, and mass death, 1917-1918
  • A crisis of speech: addressing mass death and the trauma of war, 1918-1922
  • Why they died: public memory and the birth of the modern U.S. soldier, 1922-1933
  • Conclusion.

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