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Warrior Ways : Explorations in Modern Military Folklore.

Eliason, Eric A.

Warrior Ways : Explorations in Modern Military Folklore. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (300 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Modern Military Folklore, Retrospectand Prospects - Tad Tuleja and Eric A. Eliason -- Part I: Deploying -- 1. The Things They Bring to War - Carol Burke -- 2. Know Thy Enemy: Camel Spider Stories among US Troops in the Middle East - Justin M. Oswald -- 3. "Folk-Folkloristics": Reflections on American Soldiers' Responses to Afghan Traditional Culture - Eric A. Eliason -- Part II: Sounding Off -- 4. Where Is Jody Now? Reconsidering Military Marching Chants - Richard Allen Burns -- 5. Upper Echelons and Boots on the Ground: The Case for Diglossia in the Military - Elinor Levy -- 6. Sea Service Slang: Informal Language of the Navy and Coast Guard - Angus Kress Gillespie -- Part III: Belonging -- 7. Taser to the 'Nads: Brutal Embrace of Queerness in Military Practice - Mickey Weems -- 8. Making Lemonade: Military Spouses' Worldview as a Coping Mechanism - Kristi Young -- 9. Oppositional Positioning: The Military Identification of Young Antiwar Veterans - Lisa Gilman -- Part IV: Remembering -- 10. Colonel Bogey's March through Folk and Popular Culture - Greg Kelley -- 11. Soldier Snaps - Jay Mechling -- 12. "America's Best": Cultural Poaching on "Ballad of the Green Berets" - Tad Tuleja -- Selected Bibliographies -- Contributors -- Index.

9780874219043


Soldiers--Folklore.
Armed Forces--Folklore.
Military art and science--Folklore.


Electronic books.

GR517

398.276

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