Disabled Veterans in History

by Gregory Weeks and Michael G. Rhode

Book Overview

Disabled Veterans in History explores the long-neglected history of those who have sustained lasting injuries or chronic illnesses while serving in uniform. The contributors to this volume cover an impressive range of countries in Europe and North America as well as a wide sweep of chronology from the Ancient World to the present. The essays address the emergence of "veteran" as a political category with unique privileges and entitlements and of disabled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472110330
• ISBN13: 9780472110339
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"