Mary L. Dudziak

Discover the human side of atomic testing with this graphic history book. Doom Towns highlights the people and environments impacted by weapons innovation during the Cold War. Explore primary sources and gain access to archives to form your own informed conclusions about this complex and controversial topic.

El canto de las montañas cuenta una historia envolvente, que discurre a través de varias generaciones de la familia Tran, con el telón de fondo de la guerra de Vietnam. Tran Dieu Lan, nacida en 1920, se vio obligada a huir de las tierras de su familia con cinco de sus seis hijos durante la reforma agraria, cuando el gobierno comunista se hizo con el poder en el norte del país. Años más tarde, en Hanói, su joven nieta, Huong, alcanza la madurez mientras sus padres y sus tíos avanzan por la senda Ho Chi Minh para luchar en un conflicto que desgarró no solo a su querido país sino también a su familia. El canto de las montañas, primera novela publicada en español de la reputada poeta vietnamita Nguyen Phan Que Mai, es un relato vivo y apasionante, impregnado del lenguaje y de las tradiciones de Vietnam. Ilumina el coste humano de este conflicto desde el punto de vista del propio pueblo vietnamita, a la vez que nos muestra el verdadero poder de la bondad y la esperanza.

This thought-provoking book explores how the category of "military-age males" has been used to identify insurgent combatants in US military operations since September 11, 2001. The author highlights biases related to gender, age, religion, and race that have led to misinterpretations of the battlespace and contributed to the deterioration of civilian protection. The book also examines the links between counterinsurgency and drone warfare, and emerging concerns with algorithmic discrimination leading to the misidentification of civilians as combatants.

"The Politics of Peace" explores the emergence of peace as both an ideal and a practical aspect of international relations during the early cold war. This book highlights the interactions between three global actors: cold war states, peace advocacy groups, and anti-colonial liberationists. These transnational networks challenged and eventually undermined the cold war order by addressing the violence of national liberation movements in the Third World. "The Politics of Peace" reveals the fractures that emerged within each cold war camp as activists challenged their own governments and each other over the best ways to achieve global peace.

"Invisible Scars" delves into the history of psychological trauma during the Korean War, specifically the Commonwealth Division's psychiatric care systems. While the division successfully treated soldiers to return to duty, it failed to adequately support those returning to civilian life. Author Meghan Fitzpatrick also addresses current disability and compensation issues surrounding psychological trauma. A fascinating exploration of an often-ignored topic, this book sheds light on the lasting effects of war on soldiers' mental health.