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The Politics of Readjustment
Veterans of all wars face a demanding task in readjusting to civilian life. Vietnam veterans have borne an additional burden, having returned from a controversial war that ended in defeat for the United States and South Vietnam. To address this situation, leaders among the Vietnam veterans and their allies formed organizations of their own to articulate their problems and extract concessions from a reluctant Congress, Federal agencies, and courts.Scott, a former infantry platoon leader in Vietnam, describes the major social movements among his fellow veterans during the period of 196 to 1990 in a lively narrative, combining personal interviews with documentary and press records. Included in ...
Research Methods in English
This Book Introduces Post-Graduate Students And Researchers To The Basics And Techniques Of Research Methods In English Literature And Language. It Covers Qualitative And Quantitative Methodology And Includes The Following Topics:" Definition, Aims And Objectives Of Research" Materials And Tools Of Research" Background Knowledge Of The Researcher" Methods Of Research (I) Biography (Ii) Bibliography And Textual Criticism (Iii) Modern Critical Theories" The Literary Thesis" Bibliographical ReferencesThe Book Will Be Most Useful For Teachers, Students, Program Administrators And Researchers In Their Research Work. It Can Be Used As A Basic Text For Research Methodology Paper In M.A. And M.Phil. And Pre-Ph.D. Courses.
The Dynamics of Criticism in T.S. Eliot
The Book Is The Most Authentic One Ever Written On The Subject. Apart From Its Wide-Ranging And Usually Inaccessible Materials, It Has Been Written In Such A Lively And Fluent Style That It Ravishes Both The Uninitiated And The Expert, The Common Reader And The Scholar. Besides, Having Functional Utility For Examinations, Interviews And Competitions, And Elite Occasions, It Is A Source Of Critical Strength And Ideas For Any Reader Of Taste And Interest Irrespective Of His Particular Language, Literature And Department. Mohammad Hanif Has Made A Diligent Collection Of Material From And About T.S. Eliot S Critical Writings And Has Arranged It Straightforwardly In Eight Chapters, On The Sources Of Eliot S Ideas, On His Views About Poetry, Criticism, Drama And The Novel And His Style Is Lively, Clear And Forceful On The Whole ----.----- He Roused By Attention By Some First-Hand Observation On A Point Of Detail (For Instance, Eliot And Benda, On Eliot S Possible Debt To Pater And On Eliot S Humour). The Inclusion Of Chapter 6 On Eliot S Criticism Of The Nover Is Welcome And Mr. Hanif Does Show That Eliot Ranged Widely In This Department Of Literature ------------.
Vietnam Veterans Since the War
War is hell, and the return to civilian life afterwards can be a minefield as well, especially for veterans of a “bad war.” Soldiers coming home from Vietnam faced unique challenges as veterans of a controversial war whose divisiveness permeated every step of the re-entry and readjustment process. In his balanced and highly readable account, Vietnam Veterans since the War, sociologist Wilbur J. Scott tells the story of how the veterans and their allies organized to articulate their concerns and to win concessions from a reluctant Congress, federal agencies, and courts. Scott draws on published records, hours of personal interviews with veterans, and his experience as an infantry platoon ...
The End Of The Dream The Golden Boy Who Never Grew Up
The explosive story of four talented, handsome, and charismatic young men--best friends whose bond is shattered when one among them becomes consumed by lethal greed and twisted desire.
Human Resource Management in the British Armed Forces
This study of the future of human resource management in the British armed forces considers the impace of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Macpherson report. It covers ethnic minorities and gay rights as well as other challenging human resource issues.
The Cult of the Victim-Veteran
The Cult of the Victim-Veteran explores the pool of American post- Vietnam War angst that rightists began plying in the 1980s. Ronald Reagan’s 1984 proclamation of a new "Morning in America" encoded the war as the moment of the nation’s fall from grace; it was the meme plagiarized by Donald Trump for his "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) slogan. The national funk tapped for right- wing revanchism was psychologized when George H.W. Bush appropriated post- Vietnam syndrome, the diagnostic forerunner to post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to memorialize the military accomplishments in the Persian Gulf War of 1990–1991—we had "kicked the Vietnam Syndrome." America was a victim- natio...
An Objective Handbook of LITERARY THEORY
This book is very useful for the NET/SET/JRF aspirants because it has a short description of all the literary theories with Objective Questions with answer keys at the end of each chapter. Moreover, It provides an additional Practice Test – I and Practice Test – II with solutions. Literary Theories are made simple for readers to understand. This book is acclaimed as one of the first of this kind in the book industry. Therefore, students of UG, PG, M.Phil, and Ph.D. research scholars, assistant professors, literary theory -aspirants can make use of this book. This book covers chapters such as structuralism, poststrualism, deconstruction, phenomenology, hermeneutics, postmodernism, postcolonialism, new historicism and post-humanism, feminism and ecocriticism.
Returning Soldiers and PTSD
One of the most painful and tragic legacies of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been the trauma suffered by those who served and the far-reaching consequences and after-effects of their scarring combat experiences. This very important volume looks at the issue of returning soldiers PTSD from multiple angles, examining skyrocketing suicide rates; the debates surrounding the quality and accessibility of health care; the nature of and stigmas associated with a PTSD diagnosis; the responsibility that government and society have to care for returning soldiers; how welcoming, protective, and supportive the environment is to which soldiers return; and the steep cost of war to the individual, families, and society at large.
