Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness

by Elizabeth D. Samet

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"A remarkable book, from its title and subtitle to its last words . . . A stirring indictment of American sentimentality about war." --Robert G. Kaiser, The Washington Post

In Looking for the Good War, Elizabeth D. Samet reexamines the literature, art, and culture that emerged after World War II, bringing her expertise as a professor of English at West Point to bear on the complexity of the postwar period in national...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0374219923

ISBN13:9780374219925

Release Date:November 2021

Publisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

American History Non-Fiction History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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