{"product_id":"american-soldiers-in-iraq-morten-g-ender-9780415777896","title":"American Soldiers in Iraq: McSoldiers or Innovative Professionals?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Soldiers in Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e offers a unique snapshot of American soldiers in Iraq, analyzing their collective narratives in relation to the military sociology tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in a century-long tradition of sociology offering a window into the world of American soldiers, this volume serves as a voice for their experience. It provides the reader with both a generalized and a deep view into a major social institution in American society and its relative constituents-the military and soldiers-during a war. In so doing, the book gives a backstage insight into the U.S. military and into the experiences and attitudes of soldiers during their most extreme undertaking-a forward deployment in Iraq while hostilities are intense. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author triangulates qualitative and quantitative field data collected while residing with soldiers in Iraq, comparing and contrasting various groups from officers to enlisted soldiers, as well as topics such as boredom, morale, preparation for war, day-to-day life in Iraq, attitudes, women soldiers, communication with the home-front, \"McDonaldization\" of the force, civil-military fusion, the long-term impact of war, and, finally, the socio-demographics of fatalities. The heart of American Soldiers in Iraq captures the experiences of American soldiers deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom at the height of the conflict in a way unprecedented in the literature to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be essential reading for students of military studies, sociology, American politics and the Iraq War, as well as being of much interest to informed general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Morten G. Ender\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415777895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415777896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 5.99w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009","brand":"Morten G. Ender","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410371506431,"sku":"9780415777896","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6696042-129e-4ea6-9121-cb6aad5d3b1e.jpg?v=1697535999","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-soldiers-in-iraq-morten-g-ender-9780415777896","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}