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The alienated war veteran in film and literature

Title
The alienated war veteran in film and literature / Emmett Early.
Author
Early, Emmett, 1939-
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina ; London : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

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Description
vii, 230 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"The veterans' culture in postwar eras, World War I to present, is examined in this book, with specific attention to the historic events of each era as they influence veterans, and the literature and movies produced about veterans and by veterans, detailing what is common and expected with returning veterans, and unique for each postwar era"--
Subject
  • Veterans in motion pictures
  • Veterans in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index.
Contents
Kurosawa's masterless samurai and the modern war veteran -- Films featuring veterans of the wars on terror -- The war veteran in a dark time -- The Vietnam war veteran as America's shadow -- The odyssean man -- The creature and the child: postwar adjustment through relationships -- Psychological trauma and creativity -- Movies and the alienation of war veterans -- Movies reviewed -- Postscript.
Call Number
MFL 14-2698
ISBN
  • 9780786474998 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786474998 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2013048689
OCLC
853310480
Author
Early, Emmett, 1939-
Title
The alienated war veteran in film and literature / Emmett Early.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina ; London : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index.
Research Call Number
MFL 14-2698
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