{"product_id":"fallen-elites-9780804773966","title":"Fallen Elites","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines how states make soldiers and what happens to fallen military elites when they no longer fit into the political spectrum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bickford relates an exceptionally nuanced story of once powerful men with considerable humor and insight. \u003ci\u003eFallen Elites\u003c\/i\u003e makes a brilliant contribution to our thinking about militarism and the military's impact on social life. It has relevance well beyond the former East Germany and is a truly fascinating book.\" -- Lesley Gill * Vanderbilt University, author of \u003ci\u003eThe School of the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Bickford's candor about the men 'left behind' is really valuable to our understandings of the dynamics between militaries, state transformations, democratizations, soldiering, and masculinities. He offers a genuinely engaging and unique work.\" -- Cynthia Enloe * Clark University, author of \u003ci\u003eNimo's War, Emma's War\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Meticulously researched, highly readable, and instructive, Bickford's work gives tremendous insight into what it means to be a soldier serving a state associated with the losing side.\" -- Mark Montesclaros\u003cbr\u003e\"A particular strength of this book is Bickford's analysis of the behaviors of former East German officers accepted into the \u003ci\u003eBundeswehr\u003c\/i\u003e. His knowledge is largely based on personal contacts, and gaining acceptance among this particular niche originating in the GDR is a significant professional achievement.\" -- Dennis Showalter\u003cbr\u003e\"This remarkably eloquent book employs the tools of anthropology to understand the 'tribe' of a particularly intriguing remnant of the Cold War, the former East German army. . . Building skillfully on his military service as a sergeant in the US Army, anthropologist Bickford gained impressive access to the former solider elites who had been robbed of status power but not all pension. . . The transcripts of these testimonies, which are interwoven with the analysis, offer fascinating descriptions of the grim world of these fallen elite. Highly recommended.\" -- D. Prowe * \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405592371543,"sku":"9780804773966","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804773966.jpg?v=1730492942","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fallen-elites-9780804773966","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}