Mothers of the military : support and politics during wartime /: support and politics during wartime. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Wendy M. Christensen.
• Authors: Christensen, Wendy M, 1977-
• Contents: Part 1. Recruitment -- The bargain: you made them strong, we'll make them Army strong -- Be all that you can be: race and class in recruitment -- Part 2. Deployment -- "Half my heart is in Iraq": the silent ranks -- "My son fights for your freedom": the politics of support -- Part 3. Post-deployment healthcare -- Returning home: the invisible burden of caregiving -- The few, the proud, the forgotten -- Conclusion: is maternal citizenship full citizenship? -- Appendix: methodology.
• Publisher Details: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 213 pages)
• Subjects: 355.1/20973; Family & Relationships: Parenting / Motherhood; Families of military personnel -- United States; Mothers of soldiers -- United States; Women and war -- United States; Parent and adult child -- United States; Mothers of soldiers -- Political activity -- United States; Mothers of soldiers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century; Soldiers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century; Veterans -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century; Support (Domestic relations) -- United States; Armed Forces -- Military life; Families of military personnel; Mothers of soldiers; Parent and adult child; Soldiers -- Social conditions; Support (Domestic relations); Veterans -- Social conditions; Women and war; HISTORY / Military / Other; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science; Political Science: Political Freedom; Family & Relationships: Military Families; United States -- Armed Forces -- Military life; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781538114247; 1538114240
• Related ISBNs: 9781538114230
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 20, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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