The Politics of Readjustment: Vietnam Veterans Since the War (Social Problems and Social Issues)
“The Politics of Readjustment is a highly accessible political history of Vietnam veterans’ collective readjustment struggles since the late 1960s. Wilbur J. Scott, a sociologists and Vietnam vet, weaves together the narratives of four major case histories: (1) the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), (2) the successful effort tot include post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in the American Psychological Association’s official diagnostic manual, (3) the prolonged struggle to gain recognition and help for Agent Orange-related ailments, and (4) the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial….The Politics of Readjustmentcontributes significantly to our understanding of this contentious period by bringing together the diverse political struggles of Vietnam veterans. It should be of particular interest to veterans and highly useful to contemporary American historians.”—Edward P. Morgan,The Journal of American History“This volume is one written about Vietnam veterans by a small but remarkable group of sociologists, Veterans who experienced the war themselves. Wilbur J. Scott… served in Vietnam 1968-69 as an army infantry platoon leader…. This is an excellent volume, sociologically informed yet not obtrusively so. It is recommended for sociologists of deviance and the military as well as students of human services bureaucracies and public policy affecting dependent groups.”—Seymour Leventman,Social Forces“Scott is correct in his assertion that we need a social theoretical understanding of the events that he describes.”—G. David Curry,Contemporary Sociology