Looking for the good war : American amnesia and the violent pursuit of happiness / Elizabeth D. Samet.

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 life. She exposes the confusion about American ident...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Samet, Elizabeth D. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Influence. World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > United States. Collective memory > United States. Memory > Social aspects > United States. War and society > United States. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis > Influence. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > États-Unis. Mémoire collective > États-Unis. Guerre et société > États-Unis. HISTORY / World. Collective memory. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Memory > Social aspects. Social aspects. War and society. United States. World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects. 1939-1945 Informational works. Documents d'information.
Genre:	Informational works. Documents d'information.
Physical Description:	354 pages ; 22 cm
Variant Title:	American amnesia and the violent pursuit of happiness
Format:	Book

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