The Falklands War - (International Political Economy) by D Monaghan (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This book examines the debate which has long raged in Britain about the meaning of the Falklands War. Using literary critical methods, Monaghan examines how the Thatcherite reading of the war as a myth of British greatness reborn was developed through political speeches and journalistic writing. He then goes on to discuss a number of films, plays, cartoon strips and travel books which have subverted the dominant myth by finding national metaphors of a very different kind in the Falklands War.

About the Author

David Monaghan is Professor of English at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.