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Informationen zum Autor Lisa Leitz is assistant professor of sociology and director of Project Pericles at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. She is married to a U.S. naval aviator who flew missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and she was a speaker on the Iraq War and military issues for the 2004 Kerry–Edwards presidential campaign. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsPreface. Contradictions: Peace/War and Observer/ParticipantAbbreviationsIntroduction: The Military Peace Movement1. Joining the Military Peace Movement: Risky Business2. Insider-Outsiders: From Warriors to War Protestors3. Building a Family and Transforming Activists’ Emotions4. Managing and Deploying the Insider-Outsider Identity5. Using Grief to Connect with BystandersConclusion: One War Ends, Another War ContinuesAppendix. Timeline of Major Events: Wars, Public Opinion, and ProtestsAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
