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One of the Boys
Paul Jackson
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Description for One of the Boys
Paperback. A new edition of a book that has changed the way we think about sexual conduct and combat. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBG; HBWQ; JFSK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Using a wide array of sources - including long-closed court martial records, psychiatric and personnel files, unit war diaries, films, and oral histories - Paul Jackson relates the struggle of queer servicemen of all ranks and branches of the Canadian military to fit in to avoid losing their careers and reputations. He argues that even though homosexual men were often accepted and popular within their units, if they were accused of homosexual behaviour, they were subjected to psychiatric assessments, courts-martial proceedings, prison terms, and dishonourable discharges. An influential and eye-opening study, the author has updated this critically acclaimed work with ... Read more
Using a wide array of sources - including long-closed court martial records, psychiatric and personnel files, unit war diaries, films, and oral histories - Paul Jackson relates the struggle of queer servicemen of all ranks and branches of the Canadian military to fit in to avoid losing their careers and reputations. He argues that even though homosexual men were often accepted and popular within their units, if they were accused of homosexual behaviour, they were subjected to psychiatric assessments, courts-martial proceedings, prison terms, and dishonourable discharges. An influential and eye-opening study, the author has updated this critically acclaimed work with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773537149
SKU
V9780773537149
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About Paul Jackson
Paul Jackson is a writer who lives in Montreal.
Reviews for One of the Boys
"Extraordinary... [a] great historical detective work. Jackson's research opens up a range of questions about the soldiers' experience of war." Terry Copp, author of Fields of Fire: The Canadians in Normandy and Battle Exhaustion: Soldiers and Psychiatrists in the Canadian Army, 1939 - 1945 "Jackson provides a window through which we can observe the application of a justice system that ... Read more