The War of My Generation

"This carefully edited volume encourages thought about the impact of war, from 9/11 to involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, on youth in the US through 11 elegant and lucid essays that variously use ethnographic methods and literary and cultural analyses, together with practical reflections on pedagogical method ... Highly recommended."

~CHOICE

"[A] welcome collection of essays … The War of My Generation evinces the historian William Appleman Williams's pithy observation that in the United States empire is, and has long been, 'a way of life.'"

~The Chronicle of Higher Education

"A compelling study of what it means to grow up in the shadow of 9/11--the War on Terror truly is the war of their generation."

~Beth Bailey, author of America's Army: Making the All-Volunteer Force

"The array of approaches and resources in this well-conceived and original volume will make it the 'go to' book on how the war on terror has shaped a generation."

~Julia L. Mickenberg, Learning from the Left: Children's Literature, the Cold War, & Radical Politics in the United States

"This collection of essays has created a robust discussion of many aspects of how young people may or may not connect with various actions that are part of the war on terror … The War of My Generation engages the reader in the difficult topics related to the relationship of the military and the personal decision of youth."

~IRSCL Reviews

"The War of My Generation is, in some ways, a classic American studies volume, combining a range of disciplinary methods, cultural resources, and popular voices to paint a complex picture of US life at a particular historical moment. Readers with an interdisciplinary bent, who are trained to hunt for diversity where there seems uniformity, will find The War of My Generation compelling."

~American Literary History Online Review