Fighting for Peace Veterans and Military Families in the Anti-Iraq War Movement |
|
| Author:
| Leitz, Lisa |
| Series title: | Social Movements, Protest, and Contention Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8166-8045-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $69.86 |
Book Description:
|
Fighting for Peace brings to light an important yet neglected aspect of opposition to the Iraq War--the role of veterans and their families. Drawing on extensive participant observation and interviews, Lisa Leitz demonstrates how the harrowing war experiences of veterans and their families motivated a significant number of them to engage in peace activism.
Fighting for Peace brings to light an important yet neglected aspect of opposition to the Iraq War--the role of veterans and their families. Drawing on extensive participant observation and interviews, Lisa Leitz demonstrates how the harrowing war experiences of veterans and their families motivated a significant number of them to engage in peace activism.