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Hunt the Devil
Ivie, Robert L.; Giner, Oscar
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Description for Hunt the Devil
"Hunt the Devil" explains the origins and processes of the repetitive American reflex to demonize and then wage war against perceived opponents as well as ways to break the cycle. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
Hunt the Devil explains the origins and processes of the repetitive American reflex to demonize and then wage war against perceived opponents as well as ways to break the cycle.
Hunt the Devil is a timely and illuminating exploration of demonic imagery in US war culture. In it, authors Robert L. Ivie and Oscar Giner examine the origins of the Devil figure in the national psyche and review numerous examples from US history of the demonization of America’s perceived opponents. Their analysis demonstrates that American military deployments are often part of a cycle of mythical projection wherein the Devil ... Read more
Hunt the Devil explains the origins and processes of the repetitive American reflex to demonize and then wage war against perceived opponents as well as ways to break the cycle.
Hunt the Devil is a timely and illuminating exploration of demonic imagery in US war culture. In it, authors Robert L. Ivie and Oscar Giner examine the origins of the Devil figure in the national psyche and review numerous examples from US history of the demonization of America’s perceived opponents. Their analysis demonstrates that American military deployments are often part of a cycle of mythical projection wherein the Devil ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817318697
SKU
V9780817318697
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About Ivie, Robert L.; Giner, Oscar
Robert L. Ivie is a professor emeritus of American studies and communication and culture at Indiana University, USA. He is the author of Democracy and America’s War on Terror. Oscar Giner is a professor of theatre and film at Arizona State University, USA. He is at work on a book-length cultural history of the Scarface films and their relations ... Read more
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