Docu-fictions of war : U.S. interventionism in film and literature /

Docu-Fictions of War examines contemporary cinematic and literary texts that, contrary to their designation, are not pure fiction but rather 'docu-fictions,' works of imagination that document their subjects while disclosing the social, political and historical link between war and culture...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Prorokova, Tatiana (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]
Subjects:	American literature > History and criticism. War in literature. War films > United States > History and criticism. United States > Foreign relations > 1989- Intervention (International law)

Table of Contents:

Introduction: war as/in culture: U.S. interventions in film and literature
Conceptualizing (war) docu-fictions
The first Gulf War
The Balkan
The War on Terror part I: the Afghanistan War
The War on Terror part II: the Iraq War
Conclusion: afterthoughts on war docu-fictions and new trends in U.S. war narratives.