Cheyney Ryan

Chickenhawk Syndrome

War, Sacrifice, and Personal Responsibility

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Produktbeschreibung

The book treats the compelling question of war and personal responsibility in contemporary America. Cheyney Ryan examines how Americans often support modern warfare but have zero interest in fighting themselves (hence, the 'chickenhawk syndrome,' where one who champions war seeks to avoid any personal sacrifice). Ryan seeks to show how we must come to terms with our understanding and valuing of war when we ourselves are not committed to fighting in it.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 545g
• ISBN-13: 9780742565036
• ISBN-10: 0742565033
• Artikelnr.: 26010080

Autorenporträt

Cheyney Ryan

Inhaltsangabe

1 Table of Contents
2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction: Bowling Alone, Bombing Together
Chapter 4 1. "Mr. President, When Do We Enlist?": The Reality of Alienated
War
Chapter 5 2. The Rise and Fall of the Citizen-Soldier; or, Bye-Bye, Elvis
Chapter 6 3. Chickenhawk Variations
Chapter 7 4. Integrity, Reciprocity, and the Murtha Test
Chapter 8 5. "Invisible in War, Invincible in Peace": Chickee-Hawk
Variations
Chapter 9 Conclusion: The Face in the Mirror
10 Bibliography
11 Index
12 About the Author