{"product_id":"going-scapegoat-post-9-11-war-literature-language-and-culture-9781476666587","title":"Going Scapegoat: Post-9\/11 War Literature, Language and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David A. Buchanan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Since 9\/11, war literature has become a key element in American popular culture, spurring critical debate about depictions of combat--Who can write war literature? When can they do it? This book presents a new way to closely read war narratives, questioning the idea of \"combat gnosticism\"--the belief that the experience of war is impossible to communicate to those who have not seen it--that has dominated the discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Adapting Kenneth Burke's scapegoat mechanism to the criticism of literature and film, the author examines three novels from 2012--Ben Fountain's \u003ci\u003eBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk\u003c\/i\u003e, David Abrams's \u003ci\u003eFOBBIT\u003c\/i\u003e and Kevin Powers' \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Birds\u003c\/i\u003e--that represent the U.S. military responses to 9\/11.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46476352749719,"sku":"9781476666587","price":3713.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476666587.jpg?v=1766280933","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/going-scapegoat-post-9-11-war-literature-language-and-culture-9781476666587","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}