{"product_id":"we-us-and-them-affect-and-american-nonfiction-from-vietnam-to-trump-paperback-softback-9780813950846","title":"We, Us, and Them; Affect and American Nonfiction from Vietnam to Trump (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813950846","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWe, Us, and Them\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAffect and American Nonfiction from Vietnam to Trump\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDouglas Dowland (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813950846\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 March 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e198 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen Americans describe their compatriots, who exactly are they talking about? This is the urgent question that Douglas Dowland asks in \u003ci\u003eWe, Us, and Them\u003c\/i\u003e. In search of answers, he turns to narratives of American nationhood written since the Vietnam War—stories in which the ostensibly strong state of the Union has been turned increasingly into an America of us versus them. Dowland explores how a range of writers across the political spectrum, including Hunter S. Thompson, James Baldwin, and J. D. Vance, articulate a particular vision of America with such strong conviction that they undermine the unity of the country they claim to extol. \u003ci\u003eWe, Us, and Them\u003c\/i\u003e pinpoints instances in which criticism leads to cynicism, rage leads to apathy, and a broad vision narrows in our present moment.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Problem of Strong Nationalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Hawkishness: John Steinbeck’\u003cbr\u003es Vietnam Journalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bile: Hunter S. Thompson’\u003cbr\u003es America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Futility: James Baldwin’\u003cbr\u003es \u003ci\u003eThe Evidence of Things Not Seen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Resentment: J. D. Vance’\u003cbr\u003es \u003ci\u003eHillbilly Elegy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Depression: David Sedaris, Donald Trump, and the Divided Nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Nation Needs Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Virginia Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563739017496,"sku":"9780813950846","price":21.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/we-us-and-them-affect-and-american-nonfiction-from-vietnam-to-trump-paperback-softback-9780813950846","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}