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Taylor & Francis American Soldiers in Iraq
Book SynopsisAmerican Soldiers in Iraq offers a unique snapshot of American soldiers in Iraq, analyzing their collective narratives in relation to the military sociology tradition.Grounded in a century-long tradition of sociology offering a window into the world of American soldiers, this volume serves as a voice for their experience. It provides the reader with both a generalized and a deep view into a major social institution in American society and its relative constituents-the military and soldiers-during a war. In so doing, the book gives a backstage insight into the U.S. military and into the experiences and attitudes of soldiers during their most extreme undertaking-a forward deployment in Iraq while hostilities are intense. The author triangulates qualitative and quantitative field data collected while residing with soldiers in Iraq, comparing and contrasting various groups from officers to enlisted soldiers, as well as topics such as boredom, morale, preparation fTable of Contents1. Introduction: American Soldiers 2. Creeping Banality: The Boredom Factor and American Soldiers 3. Troop Morale: The Social Psychology of American Soldiers 4. Fusion and Fissure: American Soldier Attitudes toward Social Issues 5. Over There: American Soldier Attitudes toward Foreign Issues 6. McSoldiers: Human Tools or Innovative Professionals? 7. Real G.I. Janes: American Female Soldiers in War 8. Baghdad Calling: Soldier Communications with the Home and Other Fronts 9. Turning Point: Iraq as a Change Agent for Soldiers 10. Death in the Ranks: Class War or Equal Opportunity? 11. Conclusion: Soldiers, Minds, and American Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Water Policy Processes in India Discourses of Power and Resistance 18 Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Handbook on the IsraeliPalestinian Conflict
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Taylor & Francis IntraJewish Conflict in Israel
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Politics and Security of the Gulf AngloAmerican Hegemony and the Shaping of a Region
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Politics and Security of the Gulf AngloAmerican Hegemony and the Shaping of a Region
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Culture and the Environment in the Himalaya 24 Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
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Taylor & Francis The Quran and its Biblical Subtext
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Muslim Diaspora Gender Culture and Identity Routledge Islamic Studies Series
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Political Survival in Pakistan
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The State and Governance in India The Congress Ideal 08 Routledge Studies in South Asian History
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge History of the Holocaust
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Islamic Reform and Arab Nationalism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Politics and the Religious Imagination
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Taylor & Francis Buddhism in the Modern World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Industrialization in the Gulf A Socioeconomic Revolution Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Economies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd TransColonial Modernities in South Asia
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Gender in Contemporary Iran Pushing the Boundaries 10 Iranian Studies
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Taylor & Francis Israel and the Family of Nations
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Taylor & Francis Political Liberalism in Muslim Societies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Islamic Revivalism in Syria The Rise and Fall of Bathist Secularism Routledge Studies in Political Islam
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Taylor & Francis Why Did the United States Invade Iraq
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Taylor & Francis Why Did the United States Invade Iraq
Book SynopsisThis edited volume presents the foremost scholarly thinking on why the US invaded Iraq in 2003, a pivotal event in both modern US foreign policy and international politics.In the years since the US invasion of Iraq it has become clear that the threat of weapons of mass destruction was not as urgent as the Bush administration presented it and that Saddam Hussein was not involved with either Al Qaeda or 9/11. Many consider the war a mistake and question why Iraq was invaded. A majority of Americans now believe that the public were deliberately misled by the Bush administration in order to bolster support for the war. Public doubt has been strengthened by the growing number of critical scholarly analyses and in-depth journalistic investigations about the invasion that suggest the administration was not candid about its reasons for wanting to take action against Iraq.This volume begins with a survey of private scholarly views about the warâs origins, then assesses the currTrade Review'This edited volume pursues the true causes of the Iraq War. It tests leading explanations of the Iraq war against historical evidence, and updates our historical understanding of events surrounding the war with new evidence that recently surfaced about what information leaders had, what they chose to share with the public, the timing of their decisions behind closed doors. The volume also explores the ideologies that guided these leaders. It will not be the last word on this tragic war, but it reveals how new information can be used to refine our understanding of this important instance of war...' - Stephen Van Evera, Massachusetts Institute of Technology'Just as scholars continue to debate the origins of World War I, we will never know for certain what motivated George W. Bush to launch a war against Iraq in March 2003. The reasons for this misguided use of American military power are still shrouded in mystery, and the search for truth is clouded by partisanship and ideology. This book pierces that veil. …. The volume demonstrates that it is possible to have a serious and fruitful debate about the Iraq war after the fact, and therefore should help to inform future policy makers as they contemplate the use of force in similar circumstances.' -- Christopher Preble, Cato Institute, Washington DC'What determined and motivated the decision to invade Iraq in 2003, perhaps the greatest debacle in American foreign policy history after Vietnam? This book brings together an excellent band of authors in a vigorous, engaging, and highly informative effort to parse this important issue.’ -- John Mueller, Ohio State UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction: Why Did the United States Invade Iraq? 2. Explaining the War in Iraq 3. Ideas, American Grand Strategy, and the War in Iraq 4. Ideas and Entrepreneurs: A Constructivist Explanation of the Iraq War 5. Explaining the Iraq War: The Israel Lobby Theory 6. Neoconservatism and American Hegemony 7. Blood for Oil, in Iraq and Elsewhere 8. Oil and the Decision to Invade Iraq 9. Tony Blair Nurtures the Special Relationship 10. In Pursuit of Primacy: Why the United States Invaded Iraq
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Taylor & Francis The US Military
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Taylor & Francis The Essence of Islamist Extremism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sacred Space in Israel and Palestine Religion and Politics Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
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Taylor & Francis Islamist Politics in the Middle East
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Taylor & Francis Islamist Politics in the Middle East
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Taylor & Francis Internationalization of Higher Education in East Asia
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Taylor & Francis MatchFixing in Sport
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