{"product_id":"unconventional-combat-intersectional-action-in-the-veterans-peace-movement-paperback","title":"Unconventional Combat: Intersectional Action in the Veterans' Peace Movement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael A. Messner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent decades, there has been a generational shift of the US veterans' peace movement, from one grounded mostly in the experiences of older white men of the Vietnam War era, to one informed by a young, diverse cohort of post-9\/11 veterans. In \u003cem\u003eUnconventional Combat\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael A. Messner traces this transformation through the life-history interviews of six veterans of color to show how their experiences of sexual and gender harassment, sexual assault, racist and homophobic abuse during their military service has shaped their political views and action. Drawing upon participant observation with the Veterans For Peace and About Face organizations and interviews with older male veterans as his backdrop, Messner shows how veterans' military experiences form their collective \"situated knowledge\" of intersecting oppressions. This knowledge, Messner argues, further shapes their intersectional praxis, which promises to transform the veterans' peace movement and potentially link their\u003cbr\u003eanti-militarist work with other movement groups working for change. As intersectionality has increasingly become central to the conversation on social movements, \u003cem\u003eUnconventional Combat\u003c\/em\u003e is not only a story about the US veterans' peace movement, but it also offers broad relevance to the larger world of social justice activism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael A. Messner\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California. He is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eSome Men: Feminist Allies and the Movement to End Violence Against Women\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2015) and, most recently, \u003cem\u003eGuys Like Me: Five\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewars, Five Veterans for Peace\u003c\/em\u003e (2019). His honors include the Pursuit of Justice Award from the California Women's Law Center, the Feminist Mentoring Award from the Sociologists for Women in Society, and the Jessie Bernard Award, presented by the American Sociological Association in recognition of\u003cbr\u003econtributions to the understanding of women's lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735320989759,"sku":"9780197573648","price":67.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c95a290eb059acce30bb15f12254694d.webp?v=1765143031","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/unconventional-combat-intersectional-action-in-the-veterans-peace-movement-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}