This new handbook provides an introduction to current sociological and behavioral research on the effects of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan represent two of the most interesting and potentially troubling events of recent decades. These two wars-so similar in their beginnings-generated different responses from various publics and the mass media; they have had profound effects on the members of the armed services, on their families and relatives, and on the people of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Analyzing the effect of the two wars on military personnel and civilians, this volume is divided into four main parts:

Part I: War on the Ground: Combat and Its Aftermath

Part II: War on the Ground: Non-Combat Operations, Noncombatants, and Operators

Part III: The War Back Home: The Social Construction of War, Its Heroes, And Its Enemies

Part IV: The War Back Home: Families and Youth on the Home Front

With contributions from leading academic sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists, military researchers, and researchers affiliated with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), this Handbook will be of interest to students of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, military sociology and psychology, war studies, anthropology, US politics, and of youth.

Steven Carlton-Ford is associate professor of Sociology at the University of Cincinnati. He recently served for five years as the editor of Sociological Focus.

Morten G. Ender is professor of sociology and Sociology Program Director at West Point, the United States Military Academy. He is the author of American Soldiers in Iraq (Routledge 2009).

About the Author

Steven Carlton-Ford is professor of sociology at the University of Cincinnati.

Morten G. Ender is professor of sociology and Sociology Program Director in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He is author of American Soldiers in Iraq (Routledge 2009).

Reviews

Winner of the 2010 Outstanding Book of the Year Award by the Peace, War, and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association.

"[The Routledge] Handbook of War and Society is a solid work that addresses a wide variety of issues, and its editors deserve praise for its readability and overall quality. Readers with an interest in military sociology and similar areas should find it to be of much value." - C. Dale Walton, Comparative Strategy, 31:103-106, 2012

'To sum up, any serious student of International Relations should be well aware of the issues that are conditioning the capacities of the military in irregular warfare and this book provides an effective way to understand them better through their examination in relation to the lesser known challenges of the Iraq and Afghan conflicts.' - Eric Ouellet, E-IR journal

Book Information
ISBN 9780415731218
Author Steven Carlton-Ford
Format Paperback
Page Count 350
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 589g