{"product_id":"welcome-to-the-suck-stacey-peebles-9780801449468","title":"Welcome to the Suck","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur collective memories of World War II and Vietnam have been shaped as much by memoirs, novels, and films as they have been by history books. In \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Suck\u003c\/i\u003e, Stacey Peebles examines the growing body of contemporary war stories in prose, poetry, and film that speak to the American soldier's experience in the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories about war always encompass ideas about initiation, masculinity, cross-cultural encounters, and trauma. Peebles shows us how these timeless themes find new expression among a generation of soldiers who have grown up in a time when it has been more acceptable than ever before to challenge cultural and societal norms, and who now have unprecedented and immediate access to the world away from the battlefield through new media and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo Gulf War memoirs by Anthony Swofford (\u003ci\u003eJarhead\u003c\/i\u003e) and Joel Turnipseed (\u003ci\u003eBaghdad Express\u003c\/i\u003e) provide a portrait of soldiers living and fighting on the cusp of the major political and technological changes that would begin in earnest just a few years later. The Iraq War, a much longer conflict, has given rise to more and various representations. Peebles covers a blog by Colby Buzzell (\"My War\"), memoirs by Nathaniel Fick (\u003ci\u003eOne Bullet Away\u003c\/i\u003e) and Kayla Williams (\u003ci\u003eLove My Rifle More Than You\u003c\/i\u003e); a collection of stories by John Crawford (\u003ci\u003eThe Last True Story I'll Ever Tell\u003c\/i\u003e); poetry by Brian Turner (\u003ci\u003eHere, Bullet\u003c\/i\u003e); the documentary \u003ci\u003eAlive Day Memories\u003c\/i\u003e; and the feature films I\u003ci\u003en the Valley of Elah \u003c\/i\u003eand the winner of the 2010 Oscar for Best Picture, \u003ci\u003eThe Hurt Locker\u003c\/i\u003e, both written by the war correspondent Mark Boal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBooks and other media emerging from the conflicts in the Gulf have yet to receive the kind of serious attention that Vietnam War texts received during the 1980s and 1990s. With its thoughtful and timely analysis, \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Suck \u003c\/i\u003ewill provoke much discussion among those who wish to understand today's war literature and films and their place in the tradition of war representation more generally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stacey Peebles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801449464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801449468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.32w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/17\/2011 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011 pg. 35","brand":"Stacey Peebles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120226038015,"sku":"9780801449468","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81426728-d6db-4f8a-b3cb-ae174a4f22cb.jpg?v=1687413190","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/welcome-to-the-suck-stacey-peebles-9780801449468","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}