Unmaking war, remaking men
Subtitle: how empathy can reshape our politics, our soldiers and ourselves
By: Kathleen Barry
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Phoenix Rising Press of Santa Rosa; Phoenix Rising Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Rosa, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780982796702; 9780982796719
Subjects: Empathy; Psychology; Combat; Social aspects; Military socialization; Basic training (Military education); Peace; Men; War and society; Masculinity; Psychological aspects; Social conditions; Soldiers; War; History
Other titles: How empathy can reshape our politics, our soldiers and ourselves
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-223) and index.
Table of contents: title: The value of human life --; title: Making men expendable --; title: Remorseless killers: military training --; title: First kill: the soldier's loss of soul --; title: Preventive killing --; title: Grunts: from soldier to sociopath --; title: Psychopathic leadership versus the politics of empathy --; title: Making enemies - humiliating men --; title: Ongoing war --; title: Colluding in preparatory war, Lebanon 2006 --; title: "No one understands!" --; title: Unmaking war --; title: Remaking men, reknowing ourselves.