Male armor the soldier-hero in contemporary American culture / Jon Robert Adams.

Author/creator Adams, Jon Robert, 1968-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press,
Descriptionxi, 160 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

SeriesCultural frames, framing culture
Contents Introduction : soldier's heart -- "The great general was a has-been" : the World War II hero in 1950s conformist culture -- The bridge to Vietnam : the war story and AWOL masculinity -- Envelope, please : the metonymic male -- Winning this time : the war that wasn't -- Conclusion : time warp.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143-151) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008003090
ISBN9780813927527 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813927534 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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