{"product_id":"deployed-michael-craig-musheno-9780472050291","title":"Deployed: How Reservists Bear the Burden of Iraq","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDeployed\u003c\/i\u003e is an important and deeply moving book. Here, in this story, the heroic tradition of the American citizen-soldier lives on.\"\u003cbr\u003e---Andrew J. Bacevich, Professor, Boston University, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Whatever your feelings about Iraq, \u003ci\u003eDeployed\u003c\/i\u003e is an important and compelling work that illuminates the real human cost of the war, and gives voice to those compelled to fight it.\"\u003cbr\u003e---Ken Wells, Senior Editor, \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Currently, there are few to no books dealing with the sociology of Iraq, and even fewer have empirical data on the experiences of American soldiers. More important, this work provides a strong and needed voice for soldiers---their words are compelling, rich, and moving.\"\u003cbr\u003e---Morten Ender, Professor of Sociology, United States Military Academy at West Point\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a unique book that weaves historical, ethnographic, and organizational approaches for a study of Iraq-War military reservists. . . . the authors' findings challenge the pervading wisdom on reservists' motivations for service; the chemistry between family, reserve duty, and relations with regular military; and the effect that service in Iraq had on them.\"\u003cbr\u003e---Jerry Lembcke, Associate Professor of Sociology, Holy Cross College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it like to be one of the citizen-soldiers summoned to duty in Iraq and Afghanistan? The events of 9\/11 were a call to arms for many reservists, as shock, anger, and fear propelled large numbers to volunteer for the opportunity to serve their country in the Middle East. Even the most patriotic, however, had not expected that the wars would last so long or that the Army Reserve would supply so much of the manpower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the soldiers' own voices, Deployed draws upon the life stories of members of an Army Reserve MP Company, who were called to extraordinary service after September 11. The book explores how and why they joined the Army Reserve, how they dealt with the seismic changes in their lives during and after deployment, the evolution of their relationships inside and outside their military unit, and their perspectives on the U.S. Army. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusheno and Ross uncover five pathways that led these citizens to join the reserves, showing how basic needs and cultural idioms combined to stimulate enlistments. Whatever path led to enlistment, the authors find that citizen-soldiers fall into three distinct categories: adaptive reservists who adjust quickly to the huge changes in their lives abroad and at home, struggling reservists whose troubles are more a product of homegrown circumstances than experiences specific to serving in a war zone, and reservists who are dismissive of military life while they live it and oppose the war even as they fight it. Perhaps most important, Deployed challenges the prevailing stereotype of returning soldiers as war-damaged citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacket photograph: AP Photo\/Hutchinson News, Travis Morisse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Craig Musheno,Susan M. Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 047205029X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472050291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Michael Craig Musheno","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064990281983,"sku":"9780472050291","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23255397-64ab-49fc-824c-a74a131a165c.jpg?v=1768672403","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deployed-michael-craig-musheno-9780472050291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}