Author : Keith Beattie
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814798691
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Scar That Binds by : Keith Beattie
Download or read book The Scar That Binds written by Keith Beattie and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Scar That Binds, Keith Beattie examines the central metaphors of the Vietnam War and their manifestations in American culture and life. Blending history and cultural criticism in a lucid style, this provocative book discusses an ideology of unity that has emerged through widespread rhetorical and cultural references to the war. A critique of this ideology reveals three dominant themes structured in a range of texts: the "wound," "the voice" of the Vietnam veteran, and "home." The analysis of each theme draws on a range of sources, including film, memoir, poetry, written and oral history, journalism, and political speeches.