Paying With Their Bodies - American War and the Problem of the Disabled Veteran

What are the nation's obligations to those who fight in its name? And when does war's legacy of disability outweigh the nation's interests at home and abroad? This book examines the history of American warfare through the lens of its troubled legacy of injury and disability. It forces you to think about war and its painful costs. Zusammenfassung What are the nation's obligations to those who fight in its name? And when does war's legacy of disability outweigh the nation's interests at home and abroad? This book examines the history of American warfare through the lens of its troubled legacy of injury and disability. It forces you to think about war and its painful costs.

Product details

• Authors: John Kinder, John M. Kinder, Kinder John M.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.2015
• EAN: 9780226210094
• ISBN: 978-0-226-21009-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; USA, HISTORY / Military / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, military history, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Veterans, United States of America, USA, Disability: social aspects, History of the Americas, Military veterans