| War and Literature: Looking Back on 20th Century Armed Conflicts Contributor(s): Burns, Tom (Editor), Jaeckel, Volker (Editor), Cornelsen, Elcio (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3838206177 ISBN-13: 9783838206172 Publisher: Ibidem Press OUR PRICE: $45.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" (0.75 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume follows the radical change in the nature of armed conflicts and the way they are narrated and represented since the First World War, which rendered meaningless the very vocabulary of such terms as "battle," "front," "non-combatant," "open city," and "hero." The enemy became invisible. Submarines, tanks, mines, gas, long-range artillery, and airplanes made war different from all other conflicts that came before. These essays study representations of the Canudos Civil War in Brazil, the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the colonial wars in Africa, and the war in Afghanistan. |