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Disabled Veterans in History
David A. Gerber (Ed.)
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Description for Disabled Veterans in History
Paperback. The history of disabled veterans, from Ancient Greece to the conflict in Afghanistan Editor(s): Gerber, David A. Num Pages: 410 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 630.
Disabled Veterans in History explores the long-neglected history of those who have sustained lasting injuries or chronic illnesses while serving in uniform. The contributors to this volume cover an impressive range of countries in Europe and North America as well as a wide sweep of chronology from the Ancient World to the present. This revised and enlarged edition, available for the first time in paperback, has been updated to reflect the new realities of war injuries in the 21st century, including PTSD. The book includes an afterword by noted Veterans Administration psychiatrist and MacArthur Award winner Jonathan Shay, a new ... Read more
Disabled Veterans in History explores the long-neglected history of those who have sustained lasting injuries or chronic illnesses while serving in uniform. The contributors to this volume cover an impressive range of countries in Europe and North America as well as a wide sweep of chronology from the Ancient World to the present. This revised and enlarged edition, available for the first time in paperback, has been updated to reflect the new realities of war injuries in the 21st century, including PTSD. The book includes an afterword by noted Veterans Administration psychiatrist and MacArthur Award winner Jonathan Shay, a new ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
629g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472035083
SKU
V9780472035083
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99-50
About David A. Gerber (Ed.)
David A. Gerber is Professor of History, State University at Buffalo. He is the author or editor of five previous books.
Reviews for Disabled Veterans in History
...more than introducing readers to a little-explored corner of the past, Disabled Veterans in History forces readers to think differently about war itself. - American Historical Review By identifying and exploring what makes the disabled veteran 'different', the volume accomplishes historiographically what many twentieth-century policy-makers sought: to bring the war-disabled back into the ... Read more