The Cultural Politics of Veterans Narratives by Nick Caddick - 9781474492805

Edinburgh University Press

The Cultural Politics of Veterans NarrativesBeyond the Wire\nAuthor(s): Nick Caddick\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9781474492805, 978-1474492805\nSynopsis\nThe Cultural Politics of Veterans Narratives investigates the role of veterans stories in our collective cultural and political life. Drawing on contemporary narrative theory, it offers a conceptual framework for studying veterans narratives, followed by a series of unique empirical chapters dealing with different genres of veteran storytelling, including trauma, transition, culture and identity, and the Afghanistan war memoir. The book questions the British veteran as a political figure, exploring what their stories tell us about the morality and politics of war as well as military life. It also traces how social norms about militarism, nationalism, and patriotism pivot as a result. Caddick considers what the stakes are for veterans as thei.