{"title":"Nadia Abu El Haj","description":"\u003cp\u003eNadia Abu El Haj is a distinguished author whose work lies at the intersection of history and military studies. Her insightful analyses delve into the intricate effects of warfare on individuals and societies, making her an essential read for anyone interested in the profound impacts of conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbu El Haj’s book, \u003cem\u003eCombat Trauma\u003c\/em\u003e, is a testament to her scholarly prowess. It examines the psychological scars left by military engagement, exploring themes of memory, identity, and the often-overlooked personal dimensions of war. Readers who are keen to understand the human side of military history will find her work both compelling and enlightening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for detail and an empathetic approach, Nadia Abu El Haj offers a unique perspective that enriches the reader’s understanding of historical and military narratives. Her books are an invaluable addition to any collection focused on these themes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"combat-trauma-by-nadia-abu-el-haj-9781788738422","title":"Combat Trauma","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmericans have long been asked to support the troops and care for veterans' psychological wounds. Who, though, does this injunction serve?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs acclaimed scholar Nadia Abu El-Haj argues here, in the American public’s imagination, the traumatized soldier stands in for destructive wars abroad, with decisive ramifications in the post-9\/11 era. Across the political spectrum, the language of soldier trauma is used to discuss American warfare, producing a narrative in which traumatized soldiers are the only acknowledged casualties of war, while those killed by American firepower are largely sidelined and forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this wide-ranging and fascinating study of the meshing of medicine, science, and politics, Abu El-Haj explores the concept of post-traumatic stress disorder and the history of its medical diagnosis. While antiwar Vietnam War veterans sought to address their psychological pain even as they maintained full awareness of their guilt and responsibility for perpetrating atrocities on the killing fields of Vietnam, by the 1980s, a peculiar convergence of feminist activism against sexual violence and Reagan’s right-wing “war on crime” transformed the idea of PTSD into a condition of victimhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn so doing, the meaning of Vietnam veterans’ trauma would also shift, moving away from a political space of reckoning with guilt and complicity to one that cast them as blameless victims of a hostile public upon their return home. This is how, in the post-9\/11 era of the Wars on Terror, the injunction to \u003cem\u003esupport our troops\u003c\/em\u003e came to both sustain US militarism and also shield American civilians from the reality of wars fought ostensibly in their name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this compelling and crucial account, Nadia Abu El-Haj challenges us to think anew about the devastations of the post-9\/11 era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46848687800556,"sku":"9781788738422","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23913263482824.jpg?v=1758998491"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/nadia-abu-el-haj.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}