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Achilles in Vietnam : Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
by Shay, Jonathan
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684813211
- ISBN 13
- 9780684813219
- Seller
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster/Touchstone, 1995 Book. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. "In this strikingly original and groundbreaking book, Dr. Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer's Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Although the Iliad was written twenty-seven centuries ago it has much to teach about combat trauma , as do the more recent, compelling voices and experiences of Vietnam vets." 246p. bibliography.index Remainder mark, else fine.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-236) and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039247
- Title
- Achilles in Vietnam : Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
- Author
- Shay, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684813211
- ISBN 13
- 9780684813219
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster/Touchstone
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- WAR ACHILLES HOMER ILIAD PSYCHOLOGY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Iliad; Homer; Greek Influence on Culture;
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KALAMOS BOOKS
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