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Fighting for Peace: Veterans and Military Families in the Anti–Iraq War Movement (Social Movements, Protest and Contention)

by Lisa Leitz

Protest movementsPeace movementsMoral and ethical aspectsFamilies of military personnelIraq War, 2003-2011VeteransPolitical activityHistory

"Fighting for Peace brings to light an important yet neglected aspect of opposition to the Iraq War--the role of veterans and their families. Drawing on extensive participant observation and interviews, Lisa Leitz demonstrates how the harrowing war experiences of veterans and their families motivated a significant number of them to engage in peace activism." -- Publisher's website.

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