A Chorus of Stones: The Private Life of WarFrom the author of the highly acclaimed Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her, a radical rethinking of the nature of war and gender and the illuminating interplay between private suffering and public tragedy. Griffin uses diaries, art, literature, psychology, and historical documents to illustrate the unexpectedly broad range of causes and effects of war. |
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Page 48
... Israel's brothers both fought in Korea . One lost his right ear ; the other lost three fingers when a grenade exploded in his hand . Israel enlisted when he was only sixteen . He lied about his age , he told me , because he wanted to ...
... Israel's brothers both fought in Korea . One lost his right ear ; the other lost three fingers when a grenade exploded in his hand . Israel enlisted when he was only sixteen . He lied about his age , he told me , because he wanted to ...
Page 51
... Israel's behalf , trying to get his radiation count and his record of treatment . One day when Israel showed up for his regu- lar appointment with this doctor , he found the man had disap- peared , with no prior notice , and leaving no ...
... Israel's behalf , trying to get his radiation count and his record of treatment . One day when Israel showed up for his regu- lar appointment with this doctor , he found the man had disap- peared , with no prior notice , and leaving no ...
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... Israel's letters ? Did the answer come from one person or many ? Were the letters composed according to the dictates of a policy as mysterious and unaccountable to the authors of the letters as to Israel himself ? What passed through ...
... Israel's letters ? Did the answer come from one person or many ? Were the letters composed according to the dictates of a policy as mysterious and unaccountable to the authors of the letters as to Israel himself ? What passed through ...
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