Mark T. Hooker

The Military Uses of Literature (eBook, PDF)

Fiction and the Armed Forces in the Soviet Union

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Produktbeschreibung

This book studies the made-to-order genre of socialist-realist fiction that was produced at the direction of the Main Political Directorate of the Soviet Army and Navy (MPD) as a part of the war for men's minds waged by the Soviet State. The first chapter is a history of the genre, tracing it from its roots in the Revolution to the dissolution of the MDP in 1991. Topics examined in the book include the attitude toward Germans following World War II; the retirement of the World War II generation; military wives; Dear John letters; life at remote posts; the military as a socializing institution; the use of lethal force by sentries; attitudes toward field training exercises, heroism, and initiative; legitimacy of command; and the reception of Afghan vets.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 1996
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313024016
• Artikelnr.: 37807203

Autorenporträt

MARK T. HOOKER is a Visiting Scholar at Indiana University. He is author of The Military Uses of Literature (Praeger 1996) and Customs and Etiquette in Holland (1997). He served as a linguist and foreign area specialist as a uniformed member of the U.S. Armed Forces and also as a Department of Defense civilian.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction The Political History of Soviet Military Fiction The Aftermath
of the War The Changing of the Guard The Hero of Our Times Use Your
Initiative, But Follow Orders! Wife: Unit of Issue, Each Home Is Where the
Army Sends You Dear Ivan The School of Socialism Playing at War They Shoot
Intruders, Don't They? Afghanistan Appendix Annotated Bibliography Index