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Paying with Their Bodies
John M. Kinder
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Description for Paying with Their Bodies
Paperback. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Christian Bagge, an Iraq War veteran, lost both his legs in a roadside bomb attack on his Humvee in 2006. Months after the accident, outfitted with sleek new prosthetic legs, he jogged alongside President Bush for a photo op at the White House. The photograph served many functions, one of them being to revive faith in an American martial ideal that war could be fought without permanent casualties, and that innovative technology could easily repair war's damage. When Bagge was awarded his Purple Heart, however, military officials asked him to wear pants to the ceremony, saying that photos of the ... Read more
Christian Bagge, an Iraq War veteran, lost both his legs in a roadside bomb attack on his Humvee in 2006. Months after the accident, outfitted with sleek new prosthetic legs, he jogged alongside President Bush for a photo op at the White House. The photograph served many functions, one of them being to revive faith in an American martial ideal that war could be fought without permanent casualties, and that innovative technology could easily repair war's damage. When Bagge was awarded his Purple Heart, however, military officials asked him to wear pants to the ceremony, saying that photos of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226420714
SKU
V9780226420714
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About John M. Kinder
John M. Kinder is associate professor of American studies and history at Oklahoma State University.
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