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02510aam a2200349 i 4500 001 D1B4CA04E97711ED8437380758ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230503010033 008 211206s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2021047747 020 $a 1478018542 020 $a 9781478018544 040 $d IaEs $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Gordon, Suzanne, $d 1945- 245 1 $a Our veterans : $b winners, losers, friends, and enemies on the new terrain of veterans affairs / $c Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven. 264 1 $a Durham : $b Duke University Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xxi, 330 pages ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-316) and index. 505 $a Introduction : Friendly fire -- A toxic workplace -- Life and work after the military -- Stolen valor -- Last stand of the Legion Post? -- The new VSOs -- A VA healthcare struggle -- Playing the veteran card -- Veterans and the 2020 election -- Conclusion : Rethinking veterans affairs. 520 $a "In Our Veterans, Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven explore the physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological impact of military service and the problems that veterans face when they return to civilian life. The authors critically examine the role of advocacy organizations, philanthropies, corporations, and politicians who purport to be "pro-veteran." They describe the ongoing debate about the cost, quality, and effectiveness of healthcare provided or out-sourced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). They also examine generational divisions and political tensions among veterans, as revealed in the tumultuous events of 2020, from Black Lives Matter protests to the Trump-Biden presidential contest. Frank and revealing, Our Veterans proposes a new agenda for veterans affairs linking service provision to veterans to the quest for broader social programs benefiting all Americans"-- $c Provided by publisher. 541 $d 20230117. 650 $a Veterans $z United States. 650 $a Veterans $x Services for $z United States. 650 $a Veterans $z United States $x Social conditions. 650 $a Veterans $x Medical care $z United States. 650 $a Veterans $x Mental health $z United States. 650 $a Veteran reintegration $z United States. 700 $a Early, Steve,. 700 $a Craven, Jasper, $d 1992- 941 $a 1 952 $l EBPE325 $d 20230503010214.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D1B4CA04E97711ED8437380758ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search