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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael A. MessnerPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9781978802810ISBN 10: 1978802811 Pages: 292 Publication Date: 17 December 2018 Recommended Age: From 16 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Prologue Chapter 1 Projects of Peace Chapter 2 There Is No “Good War” Ernie “Indio” Sanchez, World War II Chapter 3 Being Honorable Wilson “Woody” Powell, Korean War Chapter 4 Paying Off My Karmic Debt Gregory Ross, The American War in Vietnam Chapter 5 You Clock In, You Go Kill People Daniel Craig, The Gulf War Chapter 6 Laying the Tracks Jonathan W. Hutto, Sr., Operation Iraqi Freedom Chapter 7 This Is Our Service References NotesReviewsMichael Messner is our new Studs Terkel. His five men speak with extraordinary eloquence about the psychic wounds they suffered in war, and the moral odysseys they undertook to break the silence that surrounds the human cost of war in the United States. Each man fought in a different war, but each tells a common story of exploitation by their own government and a descent into numbness, followed by redemption. These men form an intergenerational chain reflecting with honesty and courage on masculinity and war. Messner describes and analyzes their experiences with warmth and insight. Essential reading for those seeking to understand military veterans. --Hugh Gusterson author of Drone: Remote Control Warfare With Guys Like Me, Michael Messner delivers an eloquent, passionate, and moving account of how war has sometimes moved veterans towards peace. Messner's interviewees give us hope that humanity might yet one day listen to the soldiers who have gone to war, the ones who tell us, again and again, that war's devastation is never worth it. --Viet Thanh Nguyen author of The Sympathizer There is a revelation on every page of Guys Like Me. The journey any man takes to transform his sense of his own manliness isn't direct or simple. And, as Michael Messner shows us in these five engaging life histories, each gendered journey will have added twists and turns when distorted by militarism. A truly humane book. --Cynthia Enloe author of The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy The greatest of all myths about wars is that they come to an end. This deeply personal, very human book shows how ten, twenty, thirty, sixty years later their hurts and scars live on in those who fought them. Michael Messner has brought on stage some eloquent survivors whom our politicians should listen to before they dare even consider sending young men and women out to fight yet again. --Adam Hochschild author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 Michael Messner is our new Studs Terkel. His five men speak with extraordinary eloquence about the psychic wounds they suffered in war, and the moral odysseys they undertook to break the silence that surrounds the human cost of war in the United States. Each man fought in a different war, but each tells a common story of exploitation by their own government and a descent into numbness, followed by redemption. These men form an intergenerational chain reflecting with honesty and courage on masculinity and war. Messner describes and analyzes their experiences with warmth and insight. Essential reading for those seeking to understand military veterans. --Hugh Gusterson author of Drone: Remote Control Warfare Messner's narrative points the way for other activists seeking to build popular opposition movements. --Kirkus Reviews The true meaning of Armistice Day -- a commitment to peace, by Susan Bell--USCDornsife Professor to publish book following lives of veteran by Joelle Tenderich--Daily Trojan There is a revelation on every page of Guys Like Me. The journey any man takes to transform his sense of his own manliness isn't direct or simple. And, as Michael Messner shows us in these five engaging life histories, each gendered journey will have added twists and turns when distorted by militarism. A truly humane book. --Cynthia Enloe author of The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy With Guys Like Me, Michael Messner delivers an eloquent, passionate, and moving account of how war has sometimes moved veterans towards peace. Messner's interviewees give us hope that humanity might yet one day listen to the soldiers who have gone to war, the ones who tell us, again and again, that war's devastation is never worth it. --Viet Thanh Nguyen author of The Sympathizer The greatest of all myths about wars is that they come to an end. This deeply personal, very human book shows how ten, twenty, thirty, sixty years later their hurts and scars live on in those who fought them. Michael Messner has brought on stage some eloquent survivors whom our politicians should listen to before they dare even consider sending young men and women out to fight yet again. --Adam Hochschild author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 Serving Veterans by Dave Pugl--Library Journal [Messner has] a remarkable ability to elicit stunning memories and reflections from his subjects. But the work is much more than a splendid oral history, though it's that for sure; his approach and interpretations make it a book like no other. --John Ibson author of Picturing Men: A Century of Male Relationships in Everyday American Photography Can the Military Be Reformed? Six Unusual Veterans Ponder Active Duty and Its Aftermath, by Steve Early--LA Progressive Reprint of LA Progressive's Can the Military Be Reformed? Six Unusual Veterans Ponder Active Duty and Its Aftermath, by Steve Early--CounterPunch Magazine The Page 99 Test with Michael Messner--The Page 99 Test Vermont Conversation with David Goodman with Mike Messner and veterans Daniel Craig, Jonathan Hutto, and Ken Mayers--Vermont Conversation with David Goodman This book tells the stories of five veterans of five U.S. wars: WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq Parts I and II. We learn their stories from long before they entered the military through long after they left it. The stories are well-told, with subtlety and complexity, not museum-like propaganda. Patterns become evident without the book becoming repetitious. Each person is unique, but each confronts the same monster. --World Beyond War Veterans have fought in wars - and fought against them, by Michael Messner--The Conversation Professor to publish book following lives of veteran by Joelle Tenderich--Daily Trojan The true meaning of Armistice Day -- a commitment to peace, by Susan Bell--USCDornsife Messner's narrative points the way for other activists seeking to build popular opposition movements. --Kirkus Reviews Michael Messner is our new Studs Terkel. His five men speak with extraordinary eloquence about the psychic wounds they suffered in war, and the moral odysseys they undertook to break the silence that surrounds the human cost of war in the United States. Each man fought in a different war, but each tells a common story of exploitation by their own government and a descent into numbness, followed by redemption. These men form an intergenerational chain reflecting with honesty and courage on masculinity and war. Messner describes and analyzes their experiences with warmth and insight. Essential reading for those seeking to understand military veterans. --Hugh Gusterson author of Drone: Remote Control Warfare With Guys Like Me, Michael Messner delivers an eloquent, passionate, and moving account of how war has sometimes moved veterans towards peace. Messner's interviewees give us hope that humanity might yet one day listen to the soldiers who have gone to war, the ones who tell us, again and again, that war's devastation is never worth it. --Viet Thanh Nguyen author of The Sympathizer There is a revelation on every page of Guys Like Me. The journey any man takes to transform his sense of his own manliness isn't direct or simple. And, as Michael Messner shows us in these five engaging life histories, each gendered journey will have added twists and turns when distorted by militarism. A truly humane book. --Cynthia Enloe author of The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy The greatest of all myths about wars is that they come to an end. This deeply personal, very human book shows how ten, twenty, thirty, sixty years later their hurts and scars live on in those who fought them. Michael Messner has brought on stage some eloquent survivors whom our politicians should listen to before they dare even consider sending young men and women out to fight yet again. --Adam Hochschild author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 All five [veterans] are unique and engaging storytellers who pack the book with human interest....The testimonies of these varied, thoughtful, and racially diverse veterans are at stark odds with the cinematic ads we see of government-approved pro-war imagery, and it's important they be heard. --Foreword Reviews Excerpt of Guys Like Me: Five Wars, Five Veterans for Peace in the Spring 2019 issue of Voice Male Magazine--Voice Mail Magazine Guys Like Me is well written; Messner does a fine job of telling the men's stories, conveying the complexity of their struggles by sharing their words and providing vivid details about their lives. What we see are real people, confused and lost at times, trying to reclaim their humanity and repair the damage caused by participating in organized violence. --Gender and Society From Manly Silence to Projects of Peace, by Michael A. Messner --Gender and Society Blog Sociologist Michael Messner uses [sociological imagination] to better understand men's experiences in war and how they come to make sense of these experiences over the course of their lives. His book, Guys Like Me: Five Wars, Five Veterans for Peace, examines the life stories of veterans to understand how they have grappled with their experiences in war and how this is connected with constructions of masculinity. --Everyday Sociology Peace advocates have long been found among veterans who fought in America's wars, by Michael Messner https: //theconversation.com/peace-advocates-have-long-been-found-among-veterans-who-fought-in-americas-wars-126467--The Conversation There is a revelation on every page of Guys Like Me. The journey any man takes to transform his sense of his own manliness isn't direct or simple. And, as Michael Messner shows us in these five engaging life histories, each gendered journey will have added twists and turns when distorted by militarism. A truly humane book. --Cynthia Enloe author of The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy The greatest of all myths about wars is that they come to an end. This deeply personal, very human book shows how ten, twenty, thirty, sixty years later their hurts and scars live on in those who fought them. Michael Messner has brought on stage some eloquent survivors whom our politicians should listen to before they dare even consider sending young men and women out to fight yet again. --Adam Hochschild author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 Michael Messner is our new Studs Terkel. His five men speak with extraordinary eloquence about the psychic wounds they suffered in war, and the moral odysseys they undertook to break the silence that surrounds the human cost of war in the United States. Each man fought in a different war, but each tells a common story of exploitation by their own government and a descent into numbness, followed by redemption. These men form an intergenerational chain reflecting with honesty and courage on masculinity and war. Messner describes and analyzes their experiences with warmth and insight. Essential reading for those seeking to understand military veterans. --Hugh Gusterson author of Drone: Remote Control Warfare Messner's narrative points the way for other activists seeking to build popular opposition movements. --Kirkus Reviews The true meaning of Armistice Day -- a commitment to peace, by Susan Bell--USCDornsife Professor to publish book following lives of veteran by Joelle Tenderich--Daily Trojan This book tells the stories of five veterans of five U.S. wars: WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq Parts I and II. We learn their stories from long before they entered the military through long after they left it. The stories are well-told, with subtlety and complexity, not museum-like propaganda. Patterns become evident without the book becoming repetitious. Each person is unique, but each confronts the same monster. --World Beyond War Veterans have fought in wars - and fought against them, by Michael Messner--The Conversation Vermont Conversation with David Goodman with Mike Messner and veterans Daniel Craig, Jonathan Hutto, and Ken Mayers--Vermont Conversation with David Goodman The Page 99 Test with Michael Messner--The Page 99 Test All five [veterans] are unique and engaging storytellers who pack the book with human interest....The testimonies of these varied, thoughtful, and racially diverse veterans are at stark odds with the cinematic ads we see of government-approved pro-war imagery, and it's important they be heard. --Foreword Reviews There is a revelation on every page of Guys Like Me. The journey any man takes to transform his sense of his own manliness isn't direct or simple. And, as Michael Messner shows us in these five engaging life histories, each gendered journey will have added twists and turns when distorted by militarism. A truly humane book. --Cynthia Enloe author of The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy With Guys Like Me, Michael Messner delivers an eloquent, passionate, and moving account of how war has sometimes moved veterans towards peace. Messner's interviewees give us hope that humanity might yet one day listen to the soldiers who have gone to war, the ones who tell us, again and again, that war's devastation is never worth it. --Viet Thanh Nguyen author of The Sympathizer The greatest of all myths about wars is that they come to an end. This deeply personal, very human book shows how ten, twenty, thirty, sixty years later their hurts and scars live on in those who fought them. Michael Messner has brought on stage some eloquent survivors whom our politicians should listen to before they dare even consider sending young men and women out to fight yet again. --Adam Hochschild author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 Author InformationMICHAEL A. MESSNER is a professor of sociology and gender studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is the author or editor of many books, including Some Men: Feminist Allies and the Movement to End Violence Against Women, King of the Wild Suburb: A Memoir of Fathers, Sons and Guns, and No Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change (Rutgers University Press). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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