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The struggle for the meaning of war

The struggle for the meaning of war Suzanne Evans, Mothers of Heroes, Mothers of Martyrs: World War I and the Politics of Grief. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2007.209 pages.

For several years, the terms of debate on the Iraq war in the United States have been heavily influenced by the political imperative to "support the troops." Although a distinction is made between "supporting the troops" and "supporting the war," how do you support the troops if you don't support their mission? An echo of the same rhetorical phenomenon shows up in Canada as well. "If you don't stand behind our troops feel free to stand in front of them" reads the bumper sticker on a car parked ...

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