Dear John : Love and Loyalty in Wartime America

Name: Dear John
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781108830775
Price: 5150 KES
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ISBN: 9781108830775

by Susan L. Carruthers

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Format Hardback

Book Series Military, War, and Society in Modern American History

ISBN-10 1108830773

ISBN-13 9781108830775

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jan 6th, 2022

Print length 336 Pages

Weight 644 grams

Dimensions 16.00 x 23.40 x 2.80 cms

Product Classification: History of the Americas 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 Social & cultural history Military history Second World War History History of the Americas Social and cultural history Military history Second World War

KSh 5,150.00

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A sweeping history of emotional life that explores how ''Dear John'' letters became a rite of passage for American servicemen.

Are ''Dear John'' letters lethal weapons in the hands of men at war? Many US officers, servicemen, veterans, and civilians would say yes. Drawing on personal letters, oral histories, and psychiatric reports, as well as popular music and movies, Susan L. Carruthers shows how the armed forces and civilian society have attempted to weaponize romantic love in pursuit of martial ends, from World War II to today. Yet efforts to discipline feeling have frequently failed. And women have often borne the blame. This sweeping history of emotional life in wartime explores the interplay between letter-writing and storytelling, breakups and breakdowns, and between imploded intimacy and boosted camaraderie. Incorporating vivid personal experiences in lively and engaging prose – variously tragic, comic, and everything in between – this compelling study will change the way we think about wartime relationships.

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