Disposable heroes : the betrayal of African-American veterans /

Disposable Heroes illuminates challenges facing many African American veterans. Rather than finding military service to be a path to upward mobility, these veterans fight just to survive. Drawing on in-depth interviews with veterans of Vietnam and recent wars, as well as national survey data, the bo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fleury-Steiner, Benjamin, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2012.
Colección:Perspectives on a multiracial America series.
Temas:
African American veterans > Social conditions.
African American veterans > Services for.
African American veterans > Interviews.
Anciens combattants noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
Anciens combattants noirs américains > Services.
Anciens combattants noirs américains > Entretiens.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
African American veterans
Interview
interviews.
Interviews
Interviews.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Disposable Heroes illuminates challenges facing many African American veterans. Rather than finding military service to be a path to upward mobility, these veterans fight just to survive. Drawing on in-depth interviews with veterans of Vietnam and recent wars, as well as national survey data, the book shows the ways America fails black veterans today.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 187 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-179) and index.
ISBN:9781442217874
1442217871
9786613930620
6613930628
1283618176
9781283618175

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