Guys Like Me introduces us to five ordinary veterans from different generations who have done extraordinary work as peace activists. Michael A. Messner reveals how the horror and trauma of the battlefront motivated onetime warriors to reconcile with former enemies, crusade for justice, and heal themselves and others.
Guys Like Me introduces us to five ordinary veterans from different generations who have done extraordinary work as peace activists. Michael A. Messner reveals how the horror and trauma of the battlefront motivated onetime warriors to reconcile with former enemies, crusade for justice, and heal themselves and others. Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
MICHAEL A. MESSNER is a professor of sociology and gender studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is the author or editor of many books, including Some Men: Feminist Allies and the Movement to End Violence Against Women, King of the Wild Suburb: A Memoir of Fathers, Sons and Guns, and No Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change (Rutgers University Press).
Inhaltsangabe
Prologue
Chapter 1 Projects of Peace
Chapter 2 There Is No "Good War" Ernie "Indio" Sanchez, World War II
Chapter 3 Being Honorable Wilson "Woody" Powell, Korean War
Chapter 4 Paying Off My Karmic Debt Gregory Ross, The American War in Vietnam
Chapter 5 You Clock In, You Go Kill People Daniel Craig, The Gulf War
Chapter 6 Laying the Tracks Jonathan W. Hutto, Sr., Operation Iraqi Freedom