Patriotic dissent : America in the age of endless war / Daniel A. Sjursen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sjursen, Daniel A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sjursen, Daniel A.

War--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

War.

Military ethics--United States.

Military ethics.

Dissenters--United States.

Dissenters.

Armed Forces.

Political participation.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

United States.

United States--Military policy.

Military policy.

United States--Armed Forces--Officers--Political activity.

United States--Armed Forces--Political activity.

Patriotism--United States.

Patriotism.

Armed Forces--Officers--Political activity.

Armed Forces--Political activity.

Physical Description:

xviii, 141 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : Heyday, [2020]

Summary:

"This incendiary work by Daniel Sjursen is a personal cry from the heart by a once-model US Army officer and West Point graduate who became a military dissenter while still on active duty. Set against the backdrop of the terror wars of the last two decades, Sjursen asks whether there is a proper space for patriotism that renounces entitled exceptionalism and narcissistic jingoism. Once a burgeoning believer and budding conservative, Sjursen performed an intellectual and spiritual about-face. He now calls for a critical exploration of our allegiances, and he suggests a path to a new, more complex notion of patriotism. Equal parts unsentimental and idealistic, this is a story about what it means to be an American in the midst of perpetual war, and what the future of patriotism might look like"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-140)

Other Format:

Online version: Sjursen, Daniel A., Patriotic dissent

ISBN:

9781597145145

1597145149

OCLC:

1139130888