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024 7 _a10.1515/9781501751653
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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781501751653
035 _a(DE-B1597)546022
035 _a(OCoLC)1202623552
040 _aDE-B1597
_beng
_cDE-B1597
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050 4 _aUB356
_b.C76 2021
072 7 _aHIS027100
_2bisacsh
082 0 4 _a362.8680904
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aCrotty, Martin
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe Politics of Veteran Benefits in the Twentieth Century :
_bA Comparative History /
_cMartin Crotty, Mark Edele, Neil J. Diamant.
264 1 _aIthaca, NY :
_bCornell University Press,
_c[2020]
264 4 _c©2020
300 _a1 online resource (240 p.)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIntroduction: Veterans in Comparative Perspective --
_t1. Victors Victorious --
_t2. Victors Defeated --
_t3. Benefits for the Vanquished --
_t4. The Politically Weak --
_t5. The Politically Powerful --
_tConclusion: Veterans Past, Present, and Future --
_tNotes --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
_fonline access with authorization
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520 _aWhat happened to veterans of the nations involved in the world wars? How did they fare when they returned home and needed benefits? How were they recognized (or not) by their governments and fellow citizens? Where, and under what circumstances, did they obtain an elevated post-war status?In this sophisticated comparative history of government policies regarding veterans, Martin Crotty, Neil J. Diamant, and Mark Edele examine veterans' struggles for entitlements and benefits in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, the Soviet Union, China, Germany, and Australia after both global conflicts. They illuminate how veterans' success or failure in winning benefits were shaped by a range of factors which shaped their ability to exert political influence. Some veterans' groups fought politicians for improvements to their post-war lives; this lobbying, the authors show, could set the foundation for beneficial veteran treatment regimes or it could weaken the political forces proposing unfavourable policies. The authors highlight cases of veterans who secured (and in some cases failed to secure) benefits and status after wars both won and lost; within both democratic and authoritarian polities; under liberal, conservative, and even Leninist governments; after wars fought by volunteers or conscripts, at home or abroad, and for legitimate or subsequently discredited causes. Veterans who succeeded did so, for the most part, by forcing their agendas through lobbying, protesting, and mobilizing public support. The Politics of Veterans Benefits in the Twentieth Century provides a largescale map for a research field with a future: comparative veteran studies.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023)
650 0 _aVeteran reintegration
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aVeterans
_xGovernment policy
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aVeterans
_xGovernment policy.
650 0 _aVeterans
_xServices for
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aVeterans
_xSocial conditions
_y20th century.
650 4 _aMilitary History.
650 4 _aPublic Policy.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Military / World War II.
_2bisacsh
653 _aVeterans, war, Veteran studies, Military affairs, Comparative history, Comparative politics.
700 1 _aDiamant, Neil J.
_eautore
700 1 _aEdele, Mark
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9781501751653?locatt=mode:legacy
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501751653
856 4 2 _3Cover
_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501751653/original
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