Iraq War Cultures

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<<As the Iraq war 'ends' for most people in the U.S., it disappears from discourse - other than in terms of troop suffering. But for millions of people, the war cannot conclude so easily. If acts of ghastly hubris like this one are to be avoided in future, it will be as a result of our understanding Iraq war cultures. The editors and authors have done a marvelous job in excavating the horror of American empire. And despite our belligerent history, books like this one show that another America can come into being.>> (Toby Miller, Author of 'Makeover Nation')
<<This is a smart and provocative volume that navigates a broad path through the cultural noise that is the war in Iraq. In subjects ranging from Abu Ghraib to video games to shopping as a response to war, these essays collectively construct an analytical frame for recognizing the complex economic, social, and political forces at work in the performance that is the Iraq war in U.S. culture.>> (Susan Jeffords, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Washington, Bothell) <<As the Iraq war 'ends' for most people in the U.S., it disappears from discourse - other than in terms of troop suffering. But for millions of people, the war cannot conclude so easily. If acts of ghastly hubris like this one are to be avoided in future, it will be as a result of our understanding Iraq war cultures. The editors and authors have done a marvelous job in excavating the horror of American empire. And despite our belligerent history, books like this one show that another America can come into being.>> (Toby Miller, Author of 'Makeover Nation')
<<This is a smart and provocative volume that navigates a broad path through the cultural noise that is the war in Iraq. In subjects ranging from Abu Ghraib to video games to shopping as a response to war, these essays collectively construct an analytical frame for recognizing the complex economic, social, and political forces at work in the performance that is the Iraq war in U.S. culture.>> (Susan Jeffords, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Washington, Bothell)