WHAT ABOUT THE BIG STUFF?
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作者Nancy Harmon Jenkins 著
出版社Hyperion
出版时间2000-09
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货号E64
上书时间2024-12-17
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作者
Nancy Harmon Jenkins 著
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出版社
Hyperion
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出版时间
2000-09
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ISBN
9780786868841
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定价
229.20元
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装帧
其他
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开本
其他
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纸张
其他
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页数
304页
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正文语种
英语
- 【内容简介】
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Militaryservicewasoncetakenforgrantedasanaturalpartofgoodcitizenship,andAmericansofallclassesservedduringwartime.Notanymore.AsKathyRoth-DouquetandFrankSchaefferassertinthisgroundbreakingwork,thereisaglaringdisconnectbetweenthe"allvolunteermilitary"andtherestofus.Andasthatgapbetweenthecultural"elite"andmilitaryrank-and-filewidens,ourcountryfacesadangerouslackofunderstandingbetweenthoseinpowerandthosewhodefendourwayoflife.InAmerica,itisincreasinglythecasethatthepeoplewhomake,support,orprotestmilitarypolicyhavenomilitaryexperience.Asaresult,theprivilegedmissthebenefitsofmilitaryservice--leadership,experiencehelpfultotheirfuturerolesinpubliclife,andexposuretoabroadercrosssectionofcitizens--whilethemilitaryfeelsunder-supportedandmorallydistancedfromtherestofthecountry.AndwhenonlyahandfulofmembersofCongresshavemilitaryexperienceorapersonallinktosomeoneinuniform,perhapsitbecomestooeasy(ortoohard)tosendthemilitaryintocombat.Basedonresearchandincludingthevoicesofmanyyoungmilitarymemberswhounderstandfirsthandthevalueofservice,AWOLisalsoaverypersonalbook.FrankSchaeffer,fatherofaformerenlistedMarine,knowstheanguishandpridethatmillionsofAmericanparentsfeeleverydayastheirchildrenareofffightingawarinaforeignland.KathyRoth-Douquet,wifeofacareerofficer,hasexperiencedthestruggleoftryingtokeepthefamilytogetherwithahusbandatwaraswellastheoftenuntoldsatisfactionofraisingchildreninanethicofservice.Totheauthorsandnumerousotherfamilieswhoareintimatelyacquaintedwiththegloryandthesacrificeofmilitaryservice,Americaneedsawake-upcallbeforeit'stoolate.
- 【作者简介】
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RaySuarezisaseniorcorrespondentforTheNewsHourwithJimLehrer.HecametotheNewsHourfromNPR'sTalkoftheNation,andpriortothathespentsevenyearscoveringlocal,national,andinternationalnewsforanNBCaffiliateinChicago.
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