Disposable heroes : the betrayal of African-American veterans / Benjamin Fleury-Steiner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleury-Steiner, Benjamin, 1970-

Series:

Perspectives on a Multiracial America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American veterans--Social conditions.

African American veterans.

African American veterans--Services for.

African American veterans--Interviews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Disposable Heroes illuminates challenges facing many African American veterans. Rather than finding military service to be a path to upward mobility, these veterans fight just to survive. Drawing on in-depth interviews with veterans of Vietnam and recent wars, as well as national survey data, the book shows the ways America fails black veterans today.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 African-American Veterans and the War at Home; 2 The African-American Veteran as a Social Problem; 3 Joining Up; 4 In the Service; 5 The Journey Home; 6 "We Thank You for Your Service"; Appendix: Veteran's Advocacy Organizations; Notes; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613930620

1-283-61817-6

1-4422-1787-1