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Author Adelman, Rebecca A., author

Title Figuring violence : affective investments in perpetual war / Rebecca A. Adelman
Published New York : Fordham University Press, 2019

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Contents Introduction: Fabricated connections, deeply felt -- Envisioning civilian childhood -- Affective pedagogies for military children -- Recognizing military wives -- Economies of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury -- Liberal imaginaries of Guantánamo -- Feeling for dogs in the War on Terror -- Conclusion: a radical and unsentimental attention
Summary This volume explores the roles of imagination and affects like apprehension, affection, admiration, gratitude, pity and anger in sustaining contemporary American militarism. The text charts the politics of wartime sentimental investment in civilian children, military children, military spouses, veterans with PTSD and TBI, Guantánamo Bay detainees, and military dogs
Analysis American militarism
PTSD and TBI
War on Terror
affect
detainees
imagination
mediation
military children
military spouses
military working dogs
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 31, 2018)
Subject Psychology, Military.
Militarism -- United States -- Psychological aspects
Deployment (Strategy) -- Psychological aspects
Children of military personnel -- United States -- Psychology
Veterans -- Health and hygiene -- United States
Military spouses -- United States -- Psychology
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Psychology
Dogs -- War use -- United States
Psychology, Military
HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Semiotics & Theory.
Children of military personnel -- Psychology
Dogs -- War use
Military spouses -- Psychology
Prisoners of war -- Psychology
Psychology, Military
Veterans -- Health and hygiene
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780823281701
0823281701
0823281671
9780823281671
9780823281688
082328168X