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On Military Memoirs : A Quantitative Comparison of International Afghanistan War Autobiographies, 2001-2010

Title
On Military Memoirs : A Quantitative Comparison of International Afghanistan War Autobiographies, 2001-2010 / by L.H.E. (Esmeralda) Kleinreesink.
Author
Kleinreesink, L. H. E. (Esmeralda)
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

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Description
xvi, 386 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
In 'On Military Memoirs' Esmeralda Kleinreesink offers insight into military books: its writers, publishers, the plots they write and their motives for writing. Every Afghanistan war autobiography published in the US, the UK, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands between 2001 and 2010 is compared quantitatively and qualitatively. 'On Military Memoirs' shows that soldier-authors are a special breed. That self-published books still cater for different markets than traditionally published ones. That cultural difference are clearly visible between warrior nations and non-warrior nations. That not every contemporary memoir is a disillusionment story. And that writing is serious business for soldiers wanting to change the world. The book provides an innovative example of how to use interdisciplinary, mixed-method, cross-cultural research to analyse egodocuments.
Series Statement
Egodocuments and history series, 1873-653X ; volume 10
Uniform Title
Egodocuments and history series ; v. 10.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Bibliographies.
  • Personal narratives.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-363) and indexes.
Contents
Part I. Setting the stage -- Introduction: who, what and why -- Theory: egodocuments and the military -- Methodology: quantitative & qualitative methods for autobiographical research -- Context: the missions in Afghanistan -- Part II. Results -- Who writes and publishes soldiers' stories? -- What do soldier-authors write about? -- Why do soldier-authors write? -- Conclusion: profiling the soldier-author -- Reflections: some personal notes on how to proceed -- The fifty-four books.
Call Number
JFE 17-472
ISBN
  • 9789004322530 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9004322531 (hardback : alk. paper)
LCCN
2016034682
OCLC
953708980
Author
Kleinreesink, L. H. E. (Esmeralda), author.
Title
On Military Memoirs : A Quantitative Comparison of International Afghanistan War Autobiographies, 2001-2010 / by L.H.E. (Esmeralda) Kleinreesink.
Publisher
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Egodocuments and history series, 1873-653X ; volume 10
Egodocuments and history series ; v. 10.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-363) and indexes.
Other Form:
Online version: Kleinreesink, L. H. E. (Esmeralda), author. On military memoirs Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017] 9789004330245
Research Call Number
JFE 17-472
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