From Defender to Offender: British Female Ex-Military Re-Joining Civilian Society

Linda Cooper

doi:10.11647/obp.0203.23

From Defender to Offender: British Female Ex-Military Re-Joining Civilian Society

Linda Cooper

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Linda Cooper considers the problems that the ex-military experience when returning to civilian life. She examines the narratives of two female former soldiers who have committed offences, unable to sustain a productive role in the ‘real’ world where individuals have to create their own structures and relationships if they are to take control of their lives.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Discourses we live by: personal and professional narratives of educational and social practices
Editors	Hazel Wright, Marianne Høyen
Publisher	Cambridge Open Book
Chapter	23
Pages	501-516
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	978-1-78374-851-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0203.23
Publication status	Published - 20 Jul 2020

Keywords

Defender
Offender
British Military
British female
Civilian society

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