American War Stories

American War Stories
Author :
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 119
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781978807600
ISBN-13 : 1978807600
Rating : 4/5 (600 Downloads)

Book Synopsis American War Stories by : Brenda M. Boyle

Download or read book American War Stories written by Brenda M. Boyle and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-13 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


American War Stories Related Books