Sexual violence, counterinsurgents, and the legacies of Jean Lartéguy's The Centurions'

dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, David
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-09T12:23:29Z
dc.date.available2020-03-09T12:23:29Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-28
dc.date.updated2020-03-09T12:11:19Z
dc.description.abstractJean Lartéguy's 1960 novel The Centurions, which follows a group of French paratroopers through the wars in Indochina and Algeria, is one that has achieved cult status within the US military. In embracing this novel as a valuable how-to guide for counterinsurgents, those who promote The Centurions ignore the sexual violence and misogyny at the heart of the work, reflecting deeper silences over the issue of sexual violence in war. This article explores both the depictions of sexual violence in The Centurions and the silences that surround those depictions.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationFitzgerald, D. (2020) 'Sexual Violence, Counterinsurgents, and the Legacies of Jean Lartéguy's The Centurions', Journal of American Studies, pp. 1-28. doi: 10.1017/S0021875819001774en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0021875819001774en
dc.identifier.eissn1469-5154
dc.identifier.endpage28en
dc.identifier.issn0021-8758
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of American Studiesen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/9736
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dc.rights© Cambridge University Press and British Association for American Studies 2020. This article has been published in a revised form in Journal of American Studies, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021875819001774 .This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works.en
dc.subjectJean Lartéguyen
dc.subjectThe Centurionsen
dc.subjectCounterinsurgencyen
dc.subjectAfghanistanen
dc.subjectMilitaryen
dc.subjectAlgeriaen
dc.subjectUS militaryen
dc.titleSexual violence, counterinsurgents, and the legacies of Jean Lartéguy's The Centurions'en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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