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Integrating the US Military: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation since World War II
Douglas Wal Bristol
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Description for Integrating the US Military: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation since World War II
Paperback. The book underscores the complicated struggle that accompanied integration and sheds new light on a broad range of comparable issues that affect civilian society, including affirmative action, marriage laws, and sexual harassment. Editor(s): Bristol, Douglas Walter, Jr.; Stur, Heather Marie. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBWS; JFFJ; JFS; JWT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. .
One of the great ironies of American history since World War II is that the military-typically a conservative institution-has often been at the forefront of civil rights. In the 1940s, the 1970s, and the early 2000s, military integration and promotion policies were in many ways more progressive than similar efforts in the civilian world. Today, the military is one of the best ways for people from marginalized groups to succeed based solely on job performance. Integrating the US Military traces the experiences of African Americans, Japanese Americans, women, and gay men and lesbians in the armed forces ... Read more
One of the great ironies of American history since World War II is that the military-typically a conservative institution-has often been at the forefront of civil rights. In the 1940s, the 1970s, and the early 2000s, military integration and promotion policies were in many ways more progressive than similar efforts in the civilian world. Today, the military is one of the best ways for people from marginalized groups to succeed based solely on job performance. Integrating the US Military traces the experiences of African Americans, Japanese Americans, women, and gay men and lesbians in the armed forces ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421422473
SKU
V9781421422473
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About Douglas Wal Bristol
Douglas Walter Bristol, Jr., is an associate professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi and a fellow at the Dale Center for the Study of War and Society. He is the author of Knights of the Razor: Black Barbers in Slavery and Freedom. Heather Marie Stur is an associate professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi ... Read more
Reviews for Integrating the US Military: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation since World War II
Integrating the US Military: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Since World War II is recommended for both military history and civil rights collections and gathers the experiences of Afro-Americans, Japanese Americans, women, and gay men and lesbians in the armed forces in modern times.
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This interesting history, well-documented with endnotes, is suitable for all students ... Read more
Donovan's Literary Services
This interesting history, well-documented with endnotes, is suitable for all students ... Read more