Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War

By Danny Sjursen and Daniel A. Sjursen

Book Overview

This incendiary work by Danny Sjursen is a personal cry from the heart by a once model U.S. Army officer and West Point graduate who became a military dissenter while still on active duty. Set against the backdrop of the terror wars of the last two decades, Sjursen asks whether there is a proper space for patriotism that renounces entitled exceptionalism and narcissistic jingoism. A burgeoning believer and neoconservative, Sjursen calls for a critical exploration of our allegiances, and suggests a path to a new, more complex notion of patriotism. Equal parts somber and idealistic, this is a story about what it means to be an American in the midst of perpetual war, and what the future of patriotism might look like.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597145149
• ISBN13: 9781597145145
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Heyday Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.6"