03642nam 2200685Ia 450 991082040500332120240131145413.00-7425-5768-51-299-13537-4(CKB)2550000001000342(EBL)1124536(OCoLC)855502601(SSID)ssj0000857832(PQKBManifestationID)11507733(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000857832(PQKBWorkID)10866712(PQKB)10265440(MiAaPQ)EBC1124536(Au-PeEL)EBL1124536(CaPaEBR)ebr10658713(CaONFJC)MIL444787(iGPub)ROWMANB0004591(EXLCZ)99255000000100034220080723d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEmbattled glory[electronic resource] veterans, military families, and the politics of patriotism in China, 1949-2007 /Neil J. Diamant1st pbk. ed.Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Pub.20101 online resource (478 p.)State and society in East AsiaDescription based upon print version of record.0-7425-5767-7 0-7425-5766-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. To the City or Bust: Veterans and the Quest for Urban Citizenship; Chapter 3. The Complications of Veteran Identities; Chapter 4. The Job Front; Chapter 5. Stuck in the State's Cement and Falling Through Its Cracks: Veterans in Policy and Bureaucracy; Chapter 6. Vulnerable Heroes: Veterans' Health, Family, and Sexuality in Chinese Politics; Chapter 7. Between Glory and Welfare: Military Families, the State, and CommunityChapter 8. Salt in the Wounds: Veterans in the Reform Era, 1978-2007Chapter 9. Conclusion: Walter Reed, Iraq, and China; Appendix A. A Brief Survey of Archival Materials in China; Appendix B. Selected Character List; Appendix C. Source Materials; Index; About the AuthorThis groundbreaking book offers the first in-depth, large-scale study of People's Liberation Army veterans and military families. Neil Diamant's penetrating examination of the treatment of PLA veterans in China opens a distinctive window onto Chinese patriotism, citizenship, and legitimacy. Using recently declassified archival documents and employing a comparative perspective, the book provides an unprecedented look at the ""everyday interactions"" among veterans, military families, state officials, and ordinary citizens as they attempted to secure urban residence, jobs, spouses, medical care,State & Society in East AsiaVeteransChinaSocial conditionsVeteransPolitical activityChinaHistoryFamilies of military personnelChinaSocial conditionsPatriotismPolitical aspectsChinaHistoryChinaSocial conditions1949-VeteransSocial conditions.VeteransPolitical activityHistory.Families of military personnelSocial conditions.PatriotismPolitical aspectsHistory.305.9/0697095109045Diamant Neil J.1964-1660579MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820405003321Embattled glory4108096UNINA