The language of war

By James Dawes

Subjects: World War, 1914-1918, Language and culture, Literature and the war, World War, 1939-1945, English language, social aspects, English language, World war, 1914-1918, literature and the war, Military History, American literature, history and criticism, 20th century, Historiography, World war, 1939-1945, literature and the war, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, literature and the war, History and criticism, American literature, Violence, Social aspects, History, American literature, history and criticism, 19th century, War in literature, Violence in literature, Social aspects of English language

Description: "The Language of War examines the relationship between language and violence, focusing on American literature from the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. James Dawes proceeds by developing two primary questions: How does the strategic violence of war affect literary, legal, and philosophical representations? And, in turn, how do such representations affect the reception and initiation of violence itself? Authors and texts of central importance in this far-reaching study range from Louisa May Alcott and William James to William Faulkner, the Geneva Conventions, and contemporary American organizational sociology and language theory."--BOOK JACKET.