Intimate History of Killing by Joanna Bourke

Intimate History of Killing by Joanna Bourke

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Summary

Using letters, diaries, memoirs and reports of veterans from the two World Wars and the Vietnam War, the author suggests that the structure of war encourages pleasure in killing, and that one way of creating meaning out of the chaos of war is to find satisfaction in it.

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Intimate History of Killing by Joanna Bourke

Using letters, diaries, memoirs and reports of veterans from the two World Wars and the Vietnam War, the author suggests that the structure of war encourages pleasure in killing, and that one way of creating meaning out of the chaos of war is to find satisfaction in it.
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ISBN 13 9781862072145
ISBN 10 1862072140
Title Intimate History of Killing
Author Joanna Bourke
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Granta Books
Year published 1999-04-28
Number of pages 576
Prizes Short-listed for WH Smith Annual Literary Award 2000, Short-listed for WH Smith Literary Prize 2000
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