Using a wide array of sources – including long-closed court martial records, psychiatric and personnel files, unit war diaries, films, and oral histories – Paul Jackson relates the struggle of queer servicemen of all ranks and branches of the Canadian military to fit in to avoid losing their careers and reputations. He argues that even though homosexual men were often accepted and popular within their units, if they were accused of homosexual behaviour, they were subjected to psychiatric assessments, courts-martial proceedings, prison terms, and dishonourable discharges. An influential and eye-opening study, the author has updated this critically acclaimed work with a new preface that considers depictions of soldiers serving in the war in Afghanistan and the continued silence about homosexual servicemen and women.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [322]-334) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 355/.086/64097109044
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9780773572195 0773527710
- LCCN
- D810.G39
- LCCN Item number
- J33 2004eb
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- Original cataloging agency
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (x, 338 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)gtp00521221 (OCoLC)180772927 (CaOOCEL)400284
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaBNVSL