Disabled Veterans in History: Discourses Of Disability: Disabled Veterans In History (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability)
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- Synopsis
- Disabled Veterans in History explores the long-neglected history of those who have sustained lasting injuries or chronic illnesses while serving in uniform. The contributors to this volume cover an impressive range of countries in Europe and North America as well as a wide sweep of chronology from the Ancient World to the present. This revised and enlarged edition, available for the first time in paperback, has been updated to reflect the new realities of war injuries in the 21st century, including PTSD. The book includes an afterword by noted Veterans Administration psychiatrist and MacArthur Award winner Jonathan Shay, a new preface, and an added essay on the changing nature of the American war hero.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780472028887
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780472035083
- Publisher:
- University of Michigan Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/11/19
- Copyrighted By:
- the University of Michigan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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