Veteran Americans
Literature and Citizenship from Revolution to Reconstruction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3189353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Keith Harris (Hollywood, California, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 739-740 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8723 • E-ISSN: 1945-2314 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jahist/jaaa373 |
| OpenAlex | W3112596644 |
| Language | EN |
Veterans' issues are today among the most salient, with Americans both supporting and neglecting veterans, alluding to expressions of respect coupled irreconcilably with exploitative culture. These points are often at odds with veterans' demands for resources and recognition, usually unmet. Benjamin Cooper's Veteran Americans reminds readers that current discourse concerning veterans' issues mirrors a legacy of contention between veterans and the civilian populations they serve. Cooper surveys the civilian accounts of veteran Americans and veterans' self-aware sense of “twoness” (p. 178). As he notes, “a veteran American is an unresolved identity that is somehow more American (a veteran American) at the same time it is always less” (p. 3, emphasis in original). Cooper suggests that veterans represented a marginalized segment of early American society. Civilian authors championed an American democracy that thrived on peace and consensus, and the martial experience did not fit within this context. Cooper emphasizes the constant
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| Highly cited | No |
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