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Lessons from Sarajevo : a war stories primer / Jim Hicks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hicks, Jim, 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War stories, English--History and criticism.
- War stories, English.
- War stories, American--History and criticism.
- War stories, American.
- War and literature--Great Britain.
- War and literature.
- War and literature--United States.
- War in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (141 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- In today's world, our television screens are filled with scenes from countless conflicts across the globe--commanding our attention and asking us to choose sides.In this insightful and wide-ranging book, Jim Hicks treats historical representation, and even history itself, as a text, asking questions such as Who is speaking?, Who is the audience?.
- Contents:
- Case study: of phantom nations
- Thesis: the crime of the scene
- Victims: the talking dead
- Observers: the real war and the books
- Aggressors: the beast is back
- Conclusion: bringing the stories home.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61376-256-9
- OCLC:
- 867739518
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