Heavy Laden

Union Veterans, Psychological Illness, and Suicide
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-107-13349-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 236 mm x 158 mm, Gewicht: 649 g

Reihe: Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series

The psychological aftereffects of war are not just a modern-day plight. Following the Civil War, numerous soldiers returned with damaged bodies or damaged minds. Drawing on archival materials including digitized records for more than 70,000 white and African-American Union army recruits, newspaper reports, and census returns, Larry M. Logue and Peter Blanck uncover the diversity and severity of Civil War veterans' psychological distress. Their findings concerning the recognition of veterans' post-traumatic stress disorders, treatment programs, and suicide rates will inform current studies on how to effectively cope with this enduring disability in former soldiers. This compelling book brings to light the continued sacrifices of men who went to war.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Logue, Larry M

Blanck, Peter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. What is a Union veteran?; 2. Changed men; 3. When war came; 4. Perilous years; 5. Aftershocks; 6. Trials of black veterans; 7. Heavy laden; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Blanck, Peter
Peter Blanck is University Professor at Syracuse University, New York and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute. Blanck received a Juris Doctorate from Stanford University, California, where he was President of the Stanford Law Review, and a Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University, Massachusetts. His recent books include Routledge Handbook of Disability Law and Human Rights (2016), co-edited with Eilionoir Flynn, and e-Quality: The Struggle for Web Accessibility by Persons with Cognitive Disabilities (Cambridge, 2016).

Logue, Larry M
Larry M. Logue is a Senior Fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, New York. He received a Ph.D. in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania. His books include To Appomattox and Beyond: The Civil War Soldier in War and Peace (1995) and Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: Veterans and Benefits in Post-Civil War America (Cambridge, 2010), co-authored with Peter Blanck.