Research Catalog

Title

Veterans' journeys home : [life after Afghanistan and Iraq] / Lori Holyfield.

Author

Holyfield, Lori, 1960-

Publication

Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, c2011.

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Description

x, 268 p.; 23 cm.

Alternative Title

Life after Afghanistan and Iraq

Subject

• Afghan Campaign 2001-
• Afghan War, 2001- > Psychological aspects
• Afghan War, 2001- > Veterans > United States
• Iraq War, 2003-2011
• Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Psychological aspects
• Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > United States
• Mental Health Services
• Military Personnel > psychology
• Post-traumatic stress disorder > United States
• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• United States
• Veterans > Mental health services > United States
• Veterans > United States > Psychology
• Veterans > psychology
• Veterans Health

Note

• Subtitle from cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1. War, Those Who Fight It, and Shifting Images of the Warrior -- Signature Injuries of War -- Today's Soldiers -- The Shifting Image of the Warrior -- 2. Socialization of the Contemporary Soldier -- Basic Training and the Proving Ground for Masculinity -- Women and Military Training -- Conclusion -- 3. Reluctant Edgework and "Nonstandard" War -- Voices from Combat: U.S. Army National Guard, Bravo Company -- Voices from Combat: U.S. Army National Guard, Delta Company -- Voices from Combat: U.S. Marines -- Voices from Combat: "Regular" U.S. Army -- The Long Road Home -- Losing Faith in the Mission -- Edgework and Its Consequences -- 4. Sister Soldiers: Women and Military Service -- Voices from the Not-So-Margins: Afghanistan -- Voices from the Not-So-Margins: Iraq -- Conclusion -- 5. Military Masculinity and Combat: The Perfect Storm for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder -- Trauma and the Body -- Diagnostic Frames of the Signature Injuries of War -- Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD -- History of Diagnosis and Stigma -- Military Mental Health -- PTSD in Context -- Military Masculinity, Edgework, and Shame: The Perfect Storm -- The Shame-Anger Spiral -- Rites of Passage and the Journey Home -- 6. History of Vets Journey Home -- 7."Welcome Home" -- Houston -- Milwaukee -- Mt. Airy, Maryland -- Shame Release, Self-Forgiveness, and the Journey Home -- Giving Back -- 8. The Power of Ritual and the Importance of Storytelling.

ISBN

• 9781612050515 (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 1612050514 (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 9781612050522 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1612050522 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2011024444

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library