{"product_id":"re-membering-and-surviving-african-american-fiction-of-the-vietnam-war-9781611863710","title":"Re-Membering and Surviving: African American","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first book-length critical study of the black experience in the Vietnam War and its aftermath, this text interrogates the meaning of heroism based on models from African and African American expressive culture. It focuses on four novels: \u003cem\u003eCaptain Blackman\u003c\/em\u003e (1972) by John A. Williams, \u003cem\u003eTragic Magic\u003c\/em\u003e (1978) by Wesley Brown, \u003cem\u003eComing Home\u003c\/em\u003e (1971) by George Davis, and \u003cem\u003eDe Mojo Blues \u003c\/em\u003e(1985) by A. R. Flowers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscussions of the novels are framed within the historical context of all wars prior to Vietnam in which Black Americans fought. The success or failure of the hero on his identity quest is predicated upon the extent to which he can reconnect with African or African American cultural memory. He is engaged therefore in “re-membering”, a term laden with the specificity of race that implies a cultural history comprised of African retentions and an interdependent relationship with the community for survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reader will find that a common history of racism and exploitation that African Americans and Vietnamese share sometimes results in the hero’s empathy with and compassion for the so-called enemy, a unique contribution of the black novelist to American war literature.","brand":"Michigan State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041735901527,"sku":"9781611863710","price":32.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781611863710.jpg?v=1750951476","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/re-membering-and-surviving-african-american-fiction-of-the-vietnam-war-9781611863710","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}