Warring over Valor
How Race and Gender Shaped American Military Heroism in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
By Amy Lucker, Carrie Andersen, Ellen D. Wu, George Lewis, Matthias Voigt, Sarah Makeschin, Simon Hall, Simon Wendt, Sonja John, Steve Estes | Publisher: Rutgers University Press
About the book
By focusing on how the idea of heroism on the battlefield helped construct, perpetuate, and challenge racial and gender hierarchies in the United States between World War I and the present, Warring over Valor provides fresh perspectives on the history of American military heroism. The book offers two major insights into the history of military heroism. First, it reveals a precarious ambiguity in the efforts of minorities such as African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, women, and gay men to be recognized as heroic soldiers. Paradoxically, America’s heroism discourse allowed them to press their case for full membership in the nation, but doing so simultaneously validated the dichotomous interpretations of race and gender they repudiated. The ambiguous role of marginalized groups in war-related hero-making processes also testifies to this volume’s second general insight: the durability and tenacity of the masculine warrior hero in U.S. society and culture. Warring over Valor bridges a gap in the historiography of heroism and military affairs.
Editions of Warring over Valor
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780813597546
- EBook
- ISBN 9780813597553
- PDF
- ISBN 9780813597577
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By focusing on how the idea of heroism on the battlefield helped construct, perpetuate, and challenge racial and gender hierarchies in the United States between World War I and the present, Warring over Valor provides fresh perspectives on the history of American military heroism. The book offers two major insights into the history of military heroism. First, it reveals a precarious ambiguity in the efforts of minorities such as African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, women, and gay men to be recognized as heroic soldiers. Paradoxically, America’s heroism discourse allowed them to press their case for full membership in the nation, but doing so simultaneously validated the dichotomous interpretations of race and gender they repudiated. The ambiguous role of marginalized groups in war-related hero-making processes also testifies to this volume’s second general insight: the durability and tenacity of the masculine warrior hero in U.S. society and culture. Warring over Valor bridges a gap in the historiography of heroism and military affairs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Warring over Valor about?
By focusing on how the idea of heroism on the battlefield helped construct, perpetuate, and challenge racial and gender hierarchies in the United States between World War I and the present, Warring over Valor provides fresh perspectives on the history of American military heroism. The book offers two major insights into the history of military heroism. First, it reveals a precarious ambiguity in the efforts of minorities such as African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, women, and gay men to be recognized as heroic soldiers. Paradoxically, America’s heroism discourse allowed them to press their case for full membership in the nation, but doing so simultaneously validated the dichotomous interpretations of race and gender they repudiated. The ambiguous role of marginalized groups in war-related hero-making processes also testifies to this volume’s second general insight: the durability and tenacity of the masculine warrior hero in U.S. society and culture. Warring over Valor bridges a gap in the historiography of heroism and military affairs.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Warring over Valor?
History and Archaeology > History > History: theory and methods > Historiography
Where can I read a sample of Warring over Valor?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780813597546
Is Warring over Valor part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series War Culture
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Warring over Valor?
Amy Lucker, Carrie Andersen, Ellen D. Wu, George Lewis, Matthias Voigt, Sarah Makeschin, Simon Hall, Simon Wendt, Sonja John, Steve Estes
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Warring over Valor is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780813597546) and ebook(ISBN 9780813597553) and pdf(ISBN 9780813597577)
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