Culture, trauma, and conflict : cultural studies perspectives on war / / edited by Nico Carpentier
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| Titolo: |
Culture, trauma, and conflict : cultural studies perspectives on war / / edited by Nico Carpentier
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| Pubblicazione: | Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 303.66 |
| Soggetto topico: | War and society |
| Persona (resp. second.): | CarpentierNico |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I:; "FORT LIVING ROOM"; GOOD GRIEF:; MEDIA, GENOCIDE AND HOTEL RWANDA; PHOTOS FOR ACCESS:; PART II:; ABU GHRAIB, WAR MEDIA AND THE GRAYZONES OF IMPERIAL CITIZENSHIP; TORTURE:; PART III:; NEWS IMAGES AS LIVED IMAGES; AMERICAN INFANTS; LIFE AND DEATH IN THE SHADOWOF THE A-BOMB; INTERSECTING TRAUMAS; FROM INDIVIDUAL TRAGEDYTO SOCIETAL DISLOCATION; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | War was pervasive in the 20th century, and the 21st century seems to hold little promise of improvement. It remains one of the world's most destructive forces, which, on a daily basis, touches the lives of millions of people. To increase an understanding of the pervasiveness and destructiveness of the institution of war, all possible frameworks of knowledge must be mobilized. Cultural War Studies has an important role to play in adding to this knowledge, by putting the critical vocabulary of ... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Culture, trauma, and conflict |
| ISBN: | 1-4438-7894-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910829078303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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