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The Martial Imagination - Cultural Aspects of American Warfare (Hardcover, New)
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The Martial Imagination - Cultural Aspects of American Warfare (Hardcover, New)
Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
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Martial experiences and the mythologies that surround them have
profoundly affected the ways in which Americans think of
themselves. Wars identify the heroes who help define national
character, provide the stories for the grand narratives of
belonging and sacrifice, and serve as markers for essential moments
of transformation.
However, only in the last several years have scholars begun using
the term "cultural history of American warfare" to identify the
study of how public discourse formulates these defining myths and
narratives. This volume brings together scholarship from diverse
fields in a common mission to demonstrate the usefulness and
significance of studying the cultural history of American warfare.
"The Martial Imagination: Cultural Aspects of American Warfare"
canvasses the American war experience from the Revolution to the
War on Terror, examining how it infuses legitimacy and conformity
with an urgency that contorts ideas of citizenship, nationhood,
gender, and other pliable categories. The multidisciplinary
scholarship in this volume represents the varied perspectives of
cultural history, American studies, literary criticism, war and
society, media studies, and public culture analysis, illustrating
the rich dialogues that epitomize the cultural history of American
warfare.
Bringing together both recognized and emerging scholars, this book
is the first anthology to feature essays on this topic, comprising
research from twelve authors who represent a wide range of
experiences and disciplines. Their work uncovers new and surprising
understandings of the American war experience that reveal the ways
in which culture makers have grappled with the trauma of war,
salvaged meaning from the meaningless, or advanced some ulterior
agenda.
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