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American soldiers in Iraq : McSoldiers or innovative professionals? / Morten G. Ender.
Van Pelt Library DS79.76 .E526 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ender, Morten G., 1960-
- Series:
- Cass military studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Sociology, Military.
- Americans.
- Armed Forces.
- United States--Armed Forces--Iraq.
- United States.
- Americans--Iraq.
- Sociology, Military--Iraq.
- Iraq.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2009.
- Summary:
- "American Soldiers in Iraq offers a unique sociological snapshot of American soldiers in Iraq, analyzing their collective narratives in relation to the military sociology tradition"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: American soldiers 1
- 2 Creeping banality: the boredom factor and American soldiers 14
- 3 Troop morale: the social psychology of American soldiers 30
- 4 Fusion and fissure: American soldier attitudes toward social issues 45
- 5 Over there: American soldier attitudes toward foreign issues 57
- 6 McSoldiers: human tools or innovative professionals? 67
- 7 Real G. I. Janes: American female soldiers in war 87
- 8 Baghdad calling: soldier communications with other fronts 103
- 9 Turning point: Iraq as a change agent for American soldiers 114
- 10 Death in the American ranks: class war or equal opportunity 130
- 11 Conclusion: soldiers, minds, and American society 151.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [166]-191) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415777889
- 0415777887
- 9780415777896
- 0415777895
- OCLC:
- 263604705
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