Fighting for Peace [[electronic resource] ] : Veterans and Military Families in the Anti-Iraq War Movement

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790961103321
• Autore: Leitz Lisa
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2014
• ISBN: 1-4529-4087-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Collana: Social Movements, Protest and Contention ; ; v.40
• Disciplina: 956.7044/31; 956.704431
• Soggetti: Families of military personnel -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Moral and ethical aspects; Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Protest movements -- United States; Peace movements -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Veterans -- Political activity -- United States; Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Moral and ethical aspects - 21st century - United States; Veterans - Political activity - 21st century - United States; Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Protest movements - United States; Families of military personnel - History - Political activity - United States; Peace movements - History; Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East; History & Archaeology; Middle East
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface. Contradictions: Peace/War and Observer/Participant; Introduction: The Military Peace Movement; 1 Joining the Military Peace Movement: Risky Business; 2 Insider-Outsiders: From Warriors to War Protestors; 3 Building a Family and Transforming Activists' Emotions; 4 Managing and Deploying the Insider-Outsider Identity; 5 Using Grief to Connect with Bystanders; ; Conclusion: One War Ends, Another War Continues; Appendix. Timeline of Major Events: Wars, Public Opinion, and Protests; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; LM; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Fighting for Peace brings to light an important yet neglected aspect of opposition to the Iraq War-the role of veterans and their families. Drawing on extensive participant observation and interviews, Lisa Leitz demonstrates how the harrowing war experiences of veterans and their families motivated a significant number of them to engage in peace activism.