American War Stories /

"American War Stories asks readers to contemplate what traditionally constitutes a "war story" and how that constitution obscures the normalization of militarism in American culture. The book claims the traditionally narrow scope of "war story," as by a combatant about his w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Boyle, Brenda M., 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
War stories, American
War and society
Militarism
War stories, American.
Militarism > United States.
War and society > United States.
United States
United States > History, Military > 21st century.
Military history
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"American War Stories asks readers to contemplate what traditionally constitutes a "war story" and how that constitution obscures the normalization of militarism in American culture. The book claims the traditionally narrow scope of "war story," as by a combatant about his wartime experience, compartmentalizes war, casting armed violence as distinct from everyday American life. Broadening "war story" beyond the specific genres of war narratives such as "war films," "war fiction," or "war memoirs," American War Stories exposes how ingrained militarism is in everyday American life, a condition that challenges the very democratic principles the United States is touted as exemplifying"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (206 pages).
ISBN:9781978807624

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