Americans' views about war by Torr, James D., 1974- instant download

Americans' views about war by Torr, James D., 1974- instant download

175 pages ; 23 cm, Discusses American's attitudes toward war throughout the twentieth century and how they have influenced politics and society, Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-169) and index, Prologue: Americans discover the horrors of modern warfare. A brief history of America's view of war / Michael S. Sherry -- Pacifism in popular culture: antiwar films after World war I / Thomas Doherty -- World war II: American culture embraces the allied war effort. Hollywood's contributions to the war effort / Allen L. Woll -- \"Us vs. them\" in world war II films / Ralph Willett, Popular culture mobilizes for the war effort / Michael Renov -- Patriotism in world war II comic books / William W. Savage Jr. -- The beginning of the cold war: the red menace and the nuclear threat. Hollywood and the cold war / Joyce A. Evans -- Americans' views of nuclear war / Toni A. Perrine -- The Vietnam war: U.S. ambivalence is reflected in popular culture. An overview of Vietnam films / Rob Edelman, Vietnam protest songs of the 1960s and 1970s / H. Ben Auslander -- The first \"living room war\": Vietnam on television / Daniel C. Hallin -- MASH: the Korean war as a setting for Vietnam satire / Rick Worland -- America since Vietnam: war makes a comeback. Star Wars and America's response to Vietnam / Tom Engelhardt -- Rambo and the new patriotism in 1980s action films / Terry Christensen, Warrior dreams: paramilitary culture in post-Vietnam America / James William Gibson -- Epilogue: debating portrayals of war in popular culture: two interpretations of Saving Private Ryan. Saving Private Ryan is a pro-war film / Howard Zinn -- Saving Private Ryan is an antiwar film / Christopher Caldwell