Voices from the Front - Turkish Soldiers on the War with the Kurdish Guerrillas (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)

These riveting first-hand accounts of Turkish soldiers who have fought in the nasty internal war against the Kurds speak to universals: the shock of entering military life and the traumas of warfare; the changes in personality and relations with family and friends, the lingering emotional effects of violence, and the difficulties in returning to the 'real world', to borrow a phrase from Vietnam vets. Corruption, disillusionment and despair alternate with the small victories of humanity overcoming hellish conditions. Mater's reportage is in the best tradition of revealing the surreal, illuminating the universal truth of war's devastation. At a time when American troops are again caught in a vicious insurgency, the Kurdish issue has high visibility, and Turkey is a major actor in the Middle East, the experiences of these former soldiers resonate.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	1998
Foreword by:	Cynthia Enloe
Authors:	N. Mater
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
Edition:	2005 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-6120-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Armed conflict Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	1-4039-6120-4
Barcode:	9781403961204

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!