Representing wars from 1860 to the present : fields of action, fields of vision

Representing wars from 1860 to the present : fields of action, fields of vision / edited by Claire Bowen, Catherine Hoffmann.

"Representing Wars from 1860 to the Present examines representations of war in literature, film, photography, memorials, and the popular press. The volume breaks new ground in cutting across disciplinary boundaries and offering case studies on a wide variety of fields of vision and action, and...

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Other Authors: Bowen, Claire (Editor), Hoffmann, Catherine (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2018]
Series:Text (Rodopi (Firm)) ; 85.
Subjects:
War in literature.
War in mass media.
War in art.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
War in art
War in literature
War in mass media
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Summary:"Representing Wars from 1860 to the Present examines representations of war in literature, film, photography, memorials, and the popular press. The volume breaks new ground in cutting across disciplinary boundaries and offering case studies on a wide variety of fields of vision and action, and types of conflict: from civil wars in the USA, Spain, Russia and the Congo to recent western interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq. In the case of World War Two, Representing Wars emphasises idiosyncratic and non-western perspectives - specifically those of Japanese writers Hayashi and Ooka. A central concern of the thirteen contributors has been to investigate the ethical and ideological implications of specific representational choices"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004353244
9004353240
ISSN:0927-5754 ;
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