Susan L. Carruthers (University of Warwick)

Dear John

Love and Loyalty in Wartime America

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Produktbeschreibung

In this sweeping history, Carruthers explores the infamous 'Dear John' letter, providing a compelling analysis of intimate relationships from WWII to today. Written in lively and engaging prose, and incorporating vivid personal experiences, this unique study explores the challenges of keeping love alive in wartime.

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Produktdetails

• Military, War, and Society in Modern American History
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 160mm x 234mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9781108830775
• ISBN-10: 1108830773
• Artikelnr.: 62354102

Autorenporträt

Susan L. Carruthers is Professor of US and International History, University of Warwick. The author of six books, including The Good Occupation: American Soldiers and the Hazards of Peace, she taught for fifteen years at Rutgers University-Newark, and has held visiting fellowships at Harvard, Princeton, and the Woodrow Wilson Center. She was a finalist for the 2017 PEN Hessell-Tiltman prize.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Picking up the pieces
1. The marital and the martial
2. Rules of engagement, or 'write right!'
3. Technologies of proximity
4. 'That's all she wrote': Telling Dear John stories
5. 'The modern Penelope': Aanalyzing the waiting wife
6. Emotional injury: Causes and consequences
7. Severed ties and suicide
Conclusion.