Hunt the devil : a demonology of US war culture / Robert L. Ivie and Oscar Giner.

By:

Ivie, Robert L

Contributor(s):

Giner, Oscar, 1953-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies.Publisher: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (ix, 197 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780817388195
0817388192

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Hunt the Devil : A Demonology of US War Culture.DDC classification:

133.4/20973 23

LOC classification:

GR525

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LAN004000 | POL031000 | HIS036000

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Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Evildoers; 2. Witches; 3. Indians; 4. Dictators; 5. Reds; 6. Tricksters; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.

Summary: 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 repeatedly appears anew and must be exorcised through redemptive acts of war, even at the cost of curtailing democratic values. Meticulously researched, documented, an.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Evildoers; 2. Witches; 3. Indians; 4. Dictators; 5. Reds; 6. Tricksters; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.

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 repeatedly appears anew and must be exorcised through redemptive acts of war, even at the cost of curtailing democratic values. Meticulously researched, documented, an.

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