Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror - Hardcover

Galleymore, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0745328296 ISBN 13: 9780745328294

Publisher: Pluto Press, 2009

Synopsis

Susan Galleymore is the mother of a US soldier who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. This is the story of how and why she traveled to Iraq to visit him on a military base. It is a remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in a time of war. It also tells of her continuing journey through the middle east, interviewing mothers in war zones including Iraq, Israel and the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan and the United States. As these women relate their experiences, across the political divide, they show how they view their child's involvement in war, and illustrate the wider impact of war on family, community and country. 

In exploring how mothers cope with war, Galleymore sheds light on related social issues including how countries treat their war veterans; US military recruitment techniques; conscientious objection and AWOL; courts martial; and the failures and successes of military leadership. She explores cultural differences and examines common assumptions civilians hold about war and why troops themselves are hesitant to share their own stories or discuss the psychological breakdown that occurs within their ranks.

Long Time Passing gets to the heart of extreme social experiences -- war and warriors, mothers and children, leadership -- and explores the limits of courage and fear.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan Galleymore is a counselor on the GI Rights Hotline, founder of MotherSpeak, and a radio host sharing the stories of mothers affected by war. Her writing and reporting is widely published on radio and the internet, as well as Commondreams, Left Curve Journal, Natal Witness, and other publications.

Review:

'Narratives and reports that reveal in powerful detail the experiences of women struggling for survival amidst war and occupation. A gripping and compelling read' -- Michael Parenti, author of Contrary Notions and The Culture Struggle 'A heartfelt and gut-wrenching account - and a must reading for anyone wanting to understand the effects of modern war' -- Andrew J. Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism 'An indispensable perspective on the wars that have laid waste to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the surrounding countries' -- David Harris, Journalist and author of Our War: What We Did in Vietnam and What It Did to Us, Random House

About this edition

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0745328296
• ISBN 13: 9780745328294
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288