{"product_id":"breaking-ranks-iraq-veterans-speak-out-against-the-war-paperback","title":"Breaking Ranks: Iraq Veterans Speak Out Against the War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew C. Gutmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCatherine Lutz\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreaking Ranks\u003c\/i\u003e brings a new and deeply personal perspective to the war in Iraq by looking into the lives of six veterans who turned against the war they helped to fight. Based on extensive interviews with each of the six, the book relates why they enlisted, their experiences in training and in early missions, their tours of combat, and what has happened to them since returning home. The compelling stories of this diverse cross section of the military recount how each journey to Iraq began with the sincere desire to do good. Matthew Gutmann and Catherine Anne Lutz show how each individual's experiences led to new moral and political understandings and ultimately to opposing the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreaking Ranks\u003c\/i\u003e eloquently documents the many ways that militarism infiltrates ordinary lives, and is a powerful reminder of the personal costs of war. A model of sensitive and perceptive analysis of oral history interviews, \u003ci\u003eBreaking Ranks\u003c\/i\u003e reaches its audience on many levels. It is essential reading for anyone concerned about better connecting intellectually and humanly with the current political moment.--Robert A. Rubinstein, The Maxwell School of Syracuse University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreaking Ranks\u003c\/i\u003e is extraordinarily well written, lively and compelling. This is the first book to combine gripping, personal stories of anti-war Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with rigorous academic analysis.--Aaron Glantz, author of \u003ci\u003eThe War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Matthew Gutmann and Catherine Lutz show in this timely and important book, soldiers can and do think on their own and come to political and ethical conclusions that often run contrary to what the military might want, expect, or portray. In \u003ci\u003eBreaking Ranks\u003c\/i\u003e, Gutmann and Lutz give us a valuable addition to our understanding of soldiers, politics, and ethics.--Andrew Bickford, George Mason University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreaking Ranks\u003c\/i\u003e eloquently documents the many ways that militarism infiltrates ordinary lives, and is a powerful reminder of the personal costs of war. A model of sensitive and perceptive analysis of oral history interviews, \u003ci\u003eBreaking Ranks\u003c\/i\u003e reaches its audience on many levels. It is essential reading for anyone concerned about better connecting intellectually and humanly with the current political moment.--Robert A. Rubinstein, The Maxwell School of Syracuse University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBreaking Ranks\u003c\/i\u003e is extraordinarily well written, lively and compelling. This is the first book to combine gripping, personal stories of anti-war Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with rigorous academic analysis.\"--Aaron Glantz, author of \u003ci\u003eThe War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As Matthew Gutmann and Catherine Lutz show in this timely and important book, soldiers can and do think on their own and come to political and ethical conclusions that often run contrary to what the military might want, expect, or portray. In \u003ci\u003eBreaking Ranks\u003c\/i\u003e, Gutmann and Lutz give us a valuable addition to our understanding of soldiers, politics, and ethics.\"--Andrew Bickford, George Mason University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Gutmann\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eCatherine Lutz\u003c\/b\u003e are Professors of Anthropology at Brown University. Matthew Gutmann is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Meanings of Macho: Being a Man in Mexico City; The Romance of Democracy: Compliant Defiance in Contemporary Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eFixing Men: Sex, Birth Control, and AIDS in Mexico, all from UC Press\u003c\/i\u003e. Catherine Lutz is the author of \u003ci\u003eHomefront: A Military City and the American Twentieth Century, Reading National Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jane Collins), and \u003ci\u003eUnnatural Emotions: Everyday Sentiments on a Micronesian Atoll and their Challenge to Western Theory.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723860873279,"sku":"9780520266384","price":75.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cdd967d0f2c75b0d7790ed2cc78a4e8f.webp?v=1765100630","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/breaking-ranks-iraq-veterans-speak-out-against-the-war-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}