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War Is Not a Game: The New Antiwar Soldiers and the Movement They Built de Nan Levinson

War Is Not a Game: The New Antiwar Soldiers and the Movement They Built: War Culture

Autor Nan Levinson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 noi 2016
War Is Not a Game tells the story of this new soldiers’ antiwar movement, showing why it was born, how it quickly grew, where it has struggled, what it accomplished, and how it continues to resonate in the national conversation about our military and our wars. Nan Levinson reveals the individuals behind the movement, painting an unforgettable portrait of these working-class veterans who refused to be seen as simply tragic victims or battlefront heroes and instead banded together to become leaders of a national organization. The paperback is updated with a new foreword by the author.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780813571140
ISBN-10: 0813571146
Pagini: 308
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:First Paperback Edition, New in Paperback
Editura: Rutgers University Press
Colecția Rutgers University Press
Seria War Culture

Notă biografică

NAN LEVINSON is a writer and journalist, focusing on civil and human rights, culture, and technology.  She wrote about First Amendment issues in her last book, Outspoken: Free Speech Stories, and as the U.S. correspondent for Index on Censorship. She currently teaches journalism and fiction writing at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. 

Cuprins

Acknowledgments Prologue: War Is Not a Game
Author’s Note
1          Maimed for Bullshit (with Gallantry on the Side)
2          Boots on the Ground
3          Exit a Free Man
4          Home Fires Burning
5          What Noble Cause
6          One Paragraph In
7          We’ll Bring ’Em On
8          Art Heart Dream Peace
9          Disgruntled
10        Mad Bad Sad
11        Winter Soldiers’ Stories
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Recenzii

"What a superb book! Well, I’ll call it a masterpiece. Nan Levinson has done us all a service by writing this excellent book."

"Despite a long history of veterans, soldiers and military families opposing war, the public perception is that those who fight in wars keep believing in them and war-making in general. Nan Levinson helps dispel that false assumption with her sympathetic and perceptive analysis of the formation and first few years of Iraq Veterans Against the War."

"Those affected by war and in a moral game of throes are the subjects of this rare, compassionate and informative narrative about people who 'never came close to stopping the army from doing what it wanted' in the last decade but 'caused people in the army to stop and reconsider.'"

"A valuable contribution to the growing literature on antiwar opposition within the Iraq-era military … Levinson's study confirms that even within an all-volunteer force, antiwar dissent is possible."

"Levinson well documents how the IVAW has succeeded, notwithstanding internal tensions, chronic lack of funding, hostility from conservative sectors of the American population, and persistent obstacles thrown up by the military."

"This is the powerful—and hitherto buried—story of the professional soldiers who made a movement that still shakes the very foundations of America’s unending wars."

“Nan Levinson has brought to life an important piece of recent history, both tragic and inspiring, told the story beautifully, and found some genuine American heroes.”

"What does 'support our troops' really mean? It means listening to them when they have unpleasant truths to tell about America's wars. Levinson truly listens; so should we all."

"War Is Not a Game dramatically underscores the folly of war, serving as a reminder of the physical and emotional costs of war to those directly involved on the 'killing fields' and their families.”

Descriere

On July 23, 2004, five marines, two soldiers, and one airman became the most unlikely of antiwar activists. War Is Not a Game tells the story of these men and women, and the many others who joined them, harnessing their disillusionment, idealism, and determination to become leaders of a nationwide movement, Iraq Veterans Against the War. Nan Levinson chronicles the accomplishments of these brave veterans, showing that sometimes the most vital battles take place on the home front.