| Ideologies of War, Genocide & Terror |
| Part V: MacMillan - Neumann |
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This Newsletter—the fifth presenting entries from the Ideologies of War website—includes links to:
- Margaret MacMillan on the Great War—with photos and videos
- Mark Mahoney on the death penalty as human sacrifice
- Myra Mendible on post-Vietnam syndrome
- Excerpts from Lewis Mumford's books on the origins of civilization
- Andreas Musolff, Mark Neocleous, and Boaz Neumann on the body politic
Please take your time reviewing the list of items below.
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| Mendible, Myra |
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Post-Vietnam Syndrome: National Identity, War, and the Politics of Humiliation (Essay) |
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This essay is concerned with the extent to which Vietnam consistently plays out in popular memory as a psychodrama of humiliation, casting America in the role of victim. News pundits, filmmakers, and political leaders alike have exploited the evocative power of this humiliation tale, invoking its stock characters and themes to elicit predictable responses in target audiences. This affective logic binds subjects to cycles of compensatory violence, fueling militaristic strains in America’s political culture and setting the stage for a series of wars and interventions. |
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