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The Puritan culture of America's military : U.S. Army war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan / Ronald Lorenzo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lorenzo, Ronald, author.
- Series:
- Classical and contemporary social theory
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology, Military--United States.
- Sociology, Military.
- War crimes.
- Atrocities.
- Puritans--Influence.
- Puritans.
- United States.
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--United States.
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Atrocities.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Atrocities.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Military offenses--United States.
- Military offenses.
- War crimes--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 220 pages ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- U.S. Army war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Place of Publication:
- Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate Publishing Limited, [2014]
- Contents:
- An excerpt from The Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism
- Introduction
- "A prayer for our enemies"
- Puritan military justice
- Excerpts from One letter and Two speeches
- Puritanism and responsibility
- Two stories of hunting witches
- Puritanism and revenge
- An excerpt on military superstitions of World War II
- Puritanism and superstitution
- An excerpt from Sam Vaknin's Malignant self love
- Puritanism and narcissism
- A definition from The devil's dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
- Conclusion and discussion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781472419828
- 1472419820
- OCLC:
- 846846927
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