{"product_id":"9781978807594-american-war-stories","title":"American War Stories","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican War Stories \u003c\/i\u003ebreaks down the American perception of wars and focuses on how and why we conceptualize the “war” story. It is one of the first studies to ask readers to contemplate what constitutes a “war story” and how that constitution obscures the normalizing of militarism in American culture.\u003cbr\u003e  . \u003ci\u003eAmerican War Stories \u003c\/i\u003easks readers to contemplate what traditionally constitutes a “war story” and how that constitution obscures the normalization of militarism in American culture. The book claims the traditionally narrow scope of “war story,” as by a combatant about his wartime experience, compartmentalizes war, casting armed violence as distinct from everyday American life.  Broadening “war story” beyond the specific genres of war narratives such as “war films,” “war fiction,” or “war memoirs,” \u003ci\u003eAmerican War Stories\u003c\/i\u003e exposes how ingrained militarism is in everyday American life, a condition that challenges the very democratic principles the United States is touted as exemplifying.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40947999506529,"sku":"9781978807594","price":137.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/d5cd59e81245c4a01a770216c8258c74.png?v=1692823676","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781978807594-american-war-stories","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}