Berserk style in American culture /

"As an idea, the berserk style is terrifying but also alluring in its promise that we can gain access to extraordinary resources by overthrowing inhibitions. Focusing on post-Vietnam America, using perspectives from psychology, anthropology, and physiology, the book demonstrates the need for cr...

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Main Author: Farrell, Kirby, 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:"As an idea, the berserk style is terrifying but also alluring in its promise that we can gain access to extraordinary resources by overthrowing inhibitions. Focusing on post-Vietnam America, using perspectives from psychology, anthropology, and physiology, the book demonstrates the need for criticism to unpack the confusions in language and cultural fantasy that drive the nation's fascination with the berserk style"--
Physical Description:ix, 252 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230116634 (hardback)
0230116639 (hardback)