{"product_id":"patriotic-dissent-america-in-the-age-of-endless-war-9781597145145","title":"Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat is patriotism in our volatile age?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. Once a burgeoning believer and budding conservative, who performed an intellectual and spiritual about face, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSjursen, Daniel A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Daniel A. Sjursen is a retired U.S. Army Major and regular contributor to Truthdig. His work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's, The LA Times, The Nation, Tom Dispatch, The Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/i\u003e. He served combat tours with reconnaissance units in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at his alma mater, West Point. He is the author of a memoir and critical analysis of the Iraq War, \u003ci\u003eGhostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge\u003c\/i\u003e. He co-hosts the progressive veterans' podcast \"Fortress on a Hill.\" Follow him on Twitter at @SkepticalVet.","brand":"Heyday Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51424345162002,"sku":"9781597145145","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d36afb3-bf25-4380-82e9-9f43b963b1b6.jpg?v=1751371702","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/patriotic-dissent-america-in-the-age-of-endless-war-9781597145145","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}