{"product_id":"going-scapegoat-david-a-buchanan-9781476666587","title":"Going Scapegoat: Post-9\/11 War Literature, Language and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e Since 9\/11, war literature has become a key element in American popular culture, spurring critical debate about depictions of combat--Who can write war literature? When can they do it? This book presents a new way to closely read war narratives, questioning the idea of \"combat gnosticism\"--the belief that the experience of war is impossible to communicate to those who have not seen it--that has dominated the discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Adapting Kenneth Burke's scapegoat mechanism to the criticism of literature and film, the author examines three novels from 2012--Ben Fountain's \u003ci\u003eBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk\u003c\/i\u003e, David Abrams's \u003ci\u003eFOBBIT\u003c\/i\u003e and Kevin Powers' \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Birds\u003c\/i\u003e--that represent the U.S. military responses to 9\/11.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Buchanan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147666658X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476666587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.30d","brand":"David A. Buchanan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485288804607,"sku":"9781476666587","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d639499-e397-4575-84dd-b30973c001dd.jpg?v=1778049011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/going-scapegoat-david-a-buchanan-9781476666587","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}