The Routledge Handbook of War and Society : Iraq and Afghanistan

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). [this Book] Provides Readers With A Set Of Unique Perspectives On Two Major Wars: The Ongoing Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan. Most Handbooks Are Written In Retrospect, Summarizing Long-term Trends In Research. In Contrast, The Chapters In ... [this Book] Have All Been Written While The Wars Were Being Fought; Each Chapter Provides A Distinct Angle On The Wars And Society As They Continue To Evolve ... The Chapters Provide Some Of The First Empirical Social And Behavioral Science Research On The Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan--introd. Managing Humanitarian Information In Iraq -- Role Of Contractors And Other Non-military Personnel In Today's Wars -- Evaluating Psychological Operations In Operation Enduring Freedom -- Armed Conflict And Health : Cholera In Iraq -- Iraqi Adolescents : Self-regard, Self-derogation, And Perceived Threat In War -- Pt. 3. The War Back Home : The Social Construction Of War, Its Heroes, And Its Enemies. Globalization And The Invasion Of Iraq : State Power And The Enforcement Of Neoliberalism -- The Pakistan And Afghan Crisis -- Mass Media As Risk-management In The War On Terror--talking War : How Elite Us Newspaper Editorials And Opinion Pieces Debated The Attack On Iraq -- Debating Anti-war Protests : The Microlevel Discourse Of Social Movement Framing On A University Listserv -- Making Heroes : An Attributional Perspective -- Making The Muslim Enemy : The Social Construction Of The Enemy In The War On Terror -- Pt. 4. The War Back Home : Families And Young People On The Home Front. Greedy Media : Army Families, Embedded Reporting, And War In Iraq -- Military Child Well-being In The Face Of Multiple Deployments -- American Undergraduate Attitudes Toward The Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan : Trends And Variations. Foreword / Christopher Dandeker -- Introduction / Steven Carlton-ford And Morten G. Ender -- Part I. War On The Ground : Combat And Its Aftermath. Fighting Two Protracted Wars : Recruiting And Retention With An All-volunteer Force / Susan M. Ross -- Fighting The Irregular War In Afghanistan : Success In Combat; Struggles In Stabilization / Brigid Myers Pavilonis -- Learning The Lessons Of Counterinsurgency / Ian Roxborough -- Twenty-first Century Narratives From Afghanistan : Storytelling, Morality, And War / Ryan D. Pengelly And Anne Irwin -- Two Us Combat Units In Iraq : Psychological Contracts When Expectations And Realities Diverge / Wilbur J. Scott, David R. Mccone And George R. Mastroianni -- Capture Of Saddam Hussein : Social Network Analysis And Counterinsurgency Operations / Brian J. Reed And David R. Segal -- Apples, Barrels, And Abu Ghraib / George R. Mastroianni And George E. Reed --^ The War On Terror In The Early Twenty-first Century : Applying Lessons From Sociological Classics And Sites Of Abuse / Ryan Ashley Caldwell And Stjepan G. Mestrovic -- Part Ii. War On The Ground : Non-combat Operations, Non-combatants, And Operators. Policing Post-war Iraq : Insurgency, Civilian Police, And The Reconstruction Of Society / Mathieu Deflem And Suzanne Sutphin -- Policing Afghanistan : Civilian Police Reform And The Resurgence Of The Taliban / Mathieu Deflem -- Manging Humanitarian Information In Iraq / Aldo Benini [and Others] -- Role Of Contractors And Other Non-military Personnel In Today's Wars / O. Shawn Cupp And William C. Latham, Jr. -- Evaluating Psychological Operations In Operation Enduring Freedom / James E. Griffith -- Armed Conflict And Health : Cholera In Iraq / Daniel Poole -- Iraqi Adolescents : Self-regard, Self-derogation, And Perceived Threat In War / Steve Carlton-ford, Morten G. Ender And Ahoo Tabatabai --^ Part Iii. The War Back Home : The Social Construction Of War, Its Heroes, And Its Enemies. Globalization And The Invasion Of Iraq : State Power And The Enforcement Of Neoliberalization / Daniel Egan -- The Pakistan And Afghan Crisis / Riaz Ahmed Shaikh -- Mass Media As Risk-management In The War On Terror / Christopher M. Pieper -- Talking War : How Elite Us Newspaper Editorials And Opinion Pieces Debated The Attack On Iraq / Alexander G. Nikolaev And Douglas V. Porpora -- Debating Anti-war Protests : The Microlevel Discourse Of Social Movement Framing On A University Listserv / Mark Hedley And Sara A. Clark -- Making Heroes : An Attributional Perspective / Gregory C. Gibson [and Others] -- Making The Muslim Enemy : The Social Construction Of The Enemy In The War On Terror / Erin Steuter And Deborah Wills -- Part Iv. The War Back Home : Families And Young People On The Home Front. Greedy Media : Army Families, Embedded Reporting, And War In Iraq / Morten G. Ender [and Others] --^ Military Child Well-being In The Face Of Multiple Deployments / Rachel Lipari [and Others] -- American Undergraduate Attitudes Toward The Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan : Trends And Variations / Morten G. Ender, David E. Rohall And Michael D. Matthews. Edited By Steven Carlton-ford And Morten G. Ender. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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).