Reading Vietnam amid the War on terror / Ty Hawkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hawkins, Ty.

Series:

American literature readings in the 21st century

American literature readings in 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--21st century--History and criticism.

War in literature.

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

Physical Description:

x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Reading Vietnam Amid the War on Terror argues that the examination of contemporary American war narratives can lead to newfound understandings of American literature, history, and national purpose. The book contends that these narratives trouble not only the jingoism pervasive in American culture, but also its opposite-the ubiquitous cynicism about American national identity one encounters from within and without the halls of academe. The creative, controversial, and interdisciplinary approach will make this study of interest not only to scholars working in the growing field of contemporary American war literature, but also to readers interested in literary history, cultural rhetoric, military history, military tactics, international conflict, and veterans affairs. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Philip Caputo's Deconstruction of the Warrior-Hero Ideal 27

2 Michael Herr's Dispatches and the Allure of Combat 63

3 The Perversion of Labor in Larry Heinemann's Vietnam 87

4 Tim O'Brien's Search for an Ideal Femininity 119

5 Community in Bobbie Ann Mason's War Fiction 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230340022

0230340024

OCLC:

745979554