| Description |
1 online resource (227 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-213) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Introduction; The Vietnam-era GI Movement; Today's GI Movement; ONE: Resisting Illegal Wars; Pablo Paredes and the Illegal War in Iraq; Howard Levy and the Illegal War in Vietnam; TWO: Modern Conscientious Objectors; Defining a Conscientious Objector; Camilo Mejía: "Prisoner of Conscience"; Conscientious Objection Today; Conscientious Objection during Vietnam; Applying for CO Status Today: Myths, Regulations, and Resources; THREE: Winter Soldier; Winter Soldier 1971; Winter Soldier 2008; Rules of Engagement; Winter Soldier Goes to Congress; FOUR: Dissent and Disengagement. |
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Contested Territory: Free Speech and the Duty to Speak OutHigh-Visibility: Demonstrations, Protests, and Street Theater; Squelching Dissent; New Technology and Traditional Dissent; Using the System to Protect Dissent: Vietnam; Using the System Today: Rules and Regulations; FIVE: Challenging Racism; Dehumanizing the Nonwhite Enemy Today; Dehumanizing Nonwhite Soldiers; Dehumanizing the Vietnamese; Using the System to Fight Racism; SIX: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault in the Military; Military Sexual Assault: One Soldier's Story; Military Sexual Assault: The History. |
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Training Soldiers: Power, Violence, and SexResponse to Sexual Assault: More Hearings, Studies, and Regulations; Retaliation for Sexual Assault Complaints; Using the System to Fight Sexual Assault; SEVEN: The Medical Side of War; The Story of Elixabeth Whiteside; The PTSD and Suicide Epidemics; The Failure of Military Medical Care; The Redeployment of Unfit Troops; The Regulations: GIs and Veterans Fight Back; EIGHT: Discharges; A Soldier's Hardship; Reasons for Discharges; Delayed Entry Program Discharges; Involuntary Discharges; A History of Discharge Counseling; NINE: The Families. |
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Gold Star Families for PeaceMilitary Families Speak Out; Guerrero Azteca Peace Project; September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows; Parents: Biggest Obstacle to Military Recruiters; TEN: Conclusion; Questions of Law and Morality; The "Right War" Is Also Wrong; Mission and Condition; Disengaging; The GI Movement Today; Appendix: Resources; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Acknowledgments; About The Authors. |
| Summary |
Rules of Disengagement examines the reasons men and women in the military have disobeyed orders and resisted the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It takes readers into the courtroom where sailors, soldiers, and Marines have argued that these wars are illegal under international law and unconstitutional under U.S. law. Through the voices of active duty service members and veterans, it explores the growing conviction among our troops that the wars are wrong. While the Obama Administration's pledge to remove all American troops from Iraq by the end of 2011 is encouraging - and in no small way likely. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Afghan War (2001-2021) |
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Iraq War (2003-2011) |
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Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
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Selective conscientious objection -- United States.
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Selective conscientious objection. |
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United States. |
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Military ethics -- United States.
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Military ethics. |
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Soldiers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Soldiers -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Geschichte 1961-2008 |
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1961 - 2011 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gilberd, Kathleen.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cohn, Marjorie, 1948- Rules of disengagement. Sausalito, CA : PoliPoint Press ; [La Vergne, Tenn.] : Distributed by Ingram Publisher Services, ©2009 9780981576923 (DLC) 2009004870 (OCoLC)233931680 |
| ISBN |
9780814762929 (electronic book) |
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0814762921 (electronic book) |
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9780981576923 |
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0981576923 |
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