Disposable heroes : the betrayal of African-American veterans
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Disposable heroes : the betrayal of African-American veterans
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012
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Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
For many soldiers, the end of military service signals a cruel and new beginning. Disposable Heroes illuminates the challenges facing many veterans, particularly African Americans. Rather than finding military service to be a path to equality and upward mobility, these veterans fight just to survive. The book draws on in-depth interviews and national survey data to show the ways America is failing many black veterans today.
Author Benjamin Fleury-Steiner shares the remarkable stories of 30 veterans from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. Their words illustrate the ongoing impact of explicit racial oppression such as Jim Crow segregation, white backlash against integration, and racially targeted criminal justice policies. The book traces the persistent role of racial inequalities in African American veterans' lives before service, during active duty, and particularly after military life. Taken together, the stories in Disposable Heroes paint a compelling story of hope, struggle, and survival.
Disposable Heroes makes a powerful case for ending America's longstanding "war at home"-enduring unemployment, deficient health care, and substandard housing-that continue to plague many urban African American communities in the United States today, with particular attention to challenges of African American veterans.
目次
Acknowledgments
1: African-American Veterans and the War at Home
2: The African-American Veteran as a Social Problem
3: Joining Up
4: In the Service
5: The Journey Home
6: "We Thank You For Your Service"
Appendix: Veteran's Advocacy Organizations
Notes
Index
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