| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Evildoers; 2. Witches; 3. Indians; 4. Dictators; 5. Reds; 6. Tricksters; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Hunt the Devil is a timely and illuminating exploration of demonic imagery in US war culture. In it, authors Robert L. Ivie and Oscar Giner examine the origins of the Devil figure in the national psyche and review numerous examples from US history of the demonization of America' s perceived opponents. Their analysis demonstrates that American military deployments are often part of a cycle of mythical projection wherein the Devil repeatedly appears anew and must be exorcised through redemptive acts of war, even at the cost of curtailing democratic values. Meticulously researched, documented, an. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Rhetoric -- Political aspects. |
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United States. |
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Demonology -- United States.
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Demonology. |
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Tricksters.
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Tricksters. |
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Imagery (Psychology)
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Imagery (Psychology) |
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War and society -- United States.
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War and society. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Giner, Oscar, 1953-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ivie, Robert L. Hunt the Devil : A Demonology of US War Culture. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2015 9780817318697 |
| ISBN |
9780817388195 (electronic book) |
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0817388192 (electronic book) |
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9780817318697 (hardback) |
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0817318690 (hardback) |
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