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First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xii, 321 pages ; 24 cm |
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| Summary |
"After a lifetime of buckling to the demands of her strict Indian parents, Anuradha Bhagwati abandons grad school in the Ivy League to join the Marines--the fiercest, most violent, most masculine branch of the military--determined to prove herself there in ways she couldn't before. Yet once training begins, Anuradha's G.I. Jane fantasy is punctured. As a bisexual woman of color in the military, she faces underestimation at every stage, confronting misogyny, racism, sexual violence, and astonishing injustice perpetrated by those in power. Pushing herself beyond her limits, she also wrestles with what drove her to pursue such punishment in the first place. Once her service concludes in 2004, Anuradha courageously takes to task the very leaders and traditions that cast such a dark cloud over her time in the Marines. Her efforts result in historic change, including the lifting of the ban on women's pursuit of combat roles in the military."--Dust jacket flap. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Home fires -- Are you a girl with a star-spangled heart? -- Becoming a Marine -- Womanizing the Corps -- Heart of darkness -- A few good men -- Joining the grunts -- One last oorah -- Invitation to a beheading -- Unraveling -- Rising up -- The civilian invasion -- Shock and awe -- Bleeding hearts -- Handling the truth -- Our last best hope -- Red, (white) and blue. |
| Subject |
Bhagwati, Anuradha Kristina, 1975-
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United States. Marine Corps -- Officers -- Biography.
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United States. Marine Corps -- Women -- Biography.
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United States. Marine Corps -- Minorities -- Biography.
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Women marines -- Biography.
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East Indian American women -- Biography.
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Bisexual women -- United States -- Biography.
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Women political activists -- United States -- Biography.
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Women and the military -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9781501162541 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1501162543 hardcover alkaline paper |
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