Home from the War
Subtitle: Learning From Vietnam Veterans
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Published: April 14, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9781590511688
Subjects: Social, group or collective psychology; Warfare & Defence; Psychology; Military - Veterans; History; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Military; USA; Vietnam; United States; Military - Vietnam War; Mental Health; Psychological aspects; Veterans; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Description: "In Home from the War, the award-winning author and noted psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton offers a powerful critique of American militarism during the Vietnam War. Recognized as the ultimate text for those working with Vietnam veterans, the book's insights have had enormous influence among psychologists and psychiatrists all over the world." "Lifton's new preface connects the experience of Vietnam veterans with that of veterans of the war in Iraq. Both were brought into the "atrocity producing situations" that led to My Lai and Abu Ghraib. Lifton raises the possibility that Iraq veterans could experience the kind of healing transformation that many who fought in Vietnam were able to achieve."--Jacket.