Traumatic defeat : POWs, MIAs, and national mythmaking
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Published
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018].
ISBN
9780700626441, 0700626441, 070062645X, 9780700626458
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Prairie State College - Stacks | D805.G3 G319 2018 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Case studies.
Collective memory -- Case studies.
Conspiracy theories -- Case studies.
Loss (Psychology) -- Political aspects -- Case studies.
Prisoners of war -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Prisoners of war -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Missing in action -- United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese.
War -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Russian.
Collective memory -- Case studies.
Conspiracy theories -- Case studies.
Loss (Psychology) -- Political aspects -- Case studies.
Prisoners of war -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Prisoners of war -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Missing in action -- United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese.
War -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Russian.
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Published
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 200 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780700626441, 0700626441, 070062645X, 9780700626458
UPC
40028300575
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Traumatic Defeat is a comparative study of wartime and postwar Prisoner of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA) activism and politics in Germany after World War II and the US after the Vietnam War. Patrick Gallagher argues that under certain circumstances, a postwar form of national mythology develops, derived from POW/MIA activism and the belief that substantial numbers of MIAs continue to survive in secret captivity after war's end. He refers to this phenomenon as the "secret camp myth," after the covert facilities in which these missing men supposedly survive. Gallagher demonstrates that these two parallel cases of national trauma over prisoners and the missing demonstrate how wars can breed mythologies that, if not satisfied, can take on lives of their own and come to dominate national conversations on the history of warfare, aftermath, and defeat."--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gallagher, P. (2018). Traumatic defeat: POWs, MIAs, and national mythmaking . University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gallagher, Patrick, 1979-. 2018. Traumatic Defeat: POWs, MIAs, and National Mythmaking. University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gallagher, Patrick, 1979-. Traumatic Defeat: POWs, MIAs, and National Mythmaking University Press of Kansas, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gallagher, Patrick. Traumatic Defeat: POWs, MIAs, and National Mythmaking University Press of Kansas, 2018.
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