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Long time passing : mothers speak about war and terror / Susan Galleymore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Galleymore, Susan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Biography.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Mothers of soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Mothers of soldiers.
- Mothers of soldiers--Middle East--Interviews.
- Women and war--Middle East--History--21st century.
- Women and war.
- War and society--Middle East--History--21st century.
- War and society.
- Terrorism--Social aspects--Middle East--History--21st century.
- Terrorism.
- Middle East--History, Military--21st century.
- Middle East.
- Galleymore, Susan.
- Galleymore, Susan--Travel--Iraq.
- Galleymore, Susan--Travel--Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 p.)
- Other Title:
- Mothers speak about war and terror
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Susan Galleymore is the mother of a US soldier who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. This is the story of how and why she traveled to Iraq to visit him on a military base. It is a remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in a time of war. It also tells of her continuing journey through the middle east, interviewing mothers in war zones including Iraq, Israel and the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan and the United States. As these women relate their experiences, across the political divide, they show how they view their child's involvement in war, and illustrate the wider impact of war on family, community and country. In exploring how mothers cope with war, Galleymore sheds light on related social issues including how countries treat their war veterans; US military recruitment techniques; conscientious objection and AWOL; courts martial; and the failures and successes of military leadership. She explores cultural differences and examines common assumptions civilians hold about war and why troops themselves are hesitant to share their own stories or discuss the psychological breakdown that occurs within their ranks.Long Time Passing gets to the heart of extreme social experiences -- war and warriors, mothers and children, leadership -- and explores the limits of courage and fear.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781849644129
- 1849644128
- OCLC:
- 676697086
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