Violence, Vulnerability and the Legacies of War - Reimagining the Veteran

Drawing upon a wealth of original testimonies, this book investigates the status of convicted military veterans in the United Kingdom post 9/11 and provides a comprehensive criminological analysis of the experiences of war and life after it.

List of contents

Introduction: Veterans, Violence and Vulnerability, 1. In Search of a Veteran; Criminology, Victimology, Criminal Justice and Beyond, 2. Aspirations of War: Narrating Pre-Military Subjectivities and 'Sentencing the Self', 3. In Excess; Narrations of Basic Training and the Production of Excessive Political Categories, 4. Bringing Bodies to Violence: Narrating Combat Minds and Bodies, 5. Incarcerated Peace: Narrating Homecomings, Prison and Probation, 6. Operation Boomerang: Embodying the War Paradigm, Conclusion: Re-Imagining the Veteran

Summary

Drawing upon a wealth of original testimonies, this book investigates the status of convicted military veterans in the United Kingdom post 9/11 and provides a comprehensive criminological analysis of the experiences of war and life after it.

Product details

• Authors: Emma Murray, Emma (Liverpool John Moores University Murray, Murray Emma
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.09.2018, delayed
• EAN: 9781138238800
• ISBN: 978-1-138-23880-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Victims, Culture and Society; Victims, Culture and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Politics and government, Legal aspects of criminology, Violence in society, Warfare and defence, Social Law, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Violence and abuse in society, Criminology: legal aspects, Social law and Medical law