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Bailey is an historian of the recent United States. Over the past decade and a half, her research has been primarily in the field of military, war, and society; she has also written extensively on the history of gender and sexuality in the modern United States.
Beth Bailey is an American historian who writes about U.S. military history and the history of gender and sexuality. Bailey is currently a Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas, where she teaches in the department of history and directs the Center for Military, War, and Society Studies, which she founded [1] in 2015.
About Me. I’m quite possibly the only scholar in the world who has directed both a Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy and a Feminist Research Institute; most certainly I’m the only one who has written both a history of dating and a history of the US Army.
An Army Afire is a groundbreaking book by one of America's best military historians. Drawing on an impressive array of untapped sources, Beth Bailey has crafted an incisive history of the racial conflicts that raged during the Vietnam War era.
An Army Afire is a groundbreaking book by one of America's best military historians. Drawing on an impressive array of untapped sources, Beth Bailey has crafted an incisive history of the racial conflicts that raged during the Vietnam War era.
Foundation Professor. Director, Center for Military, War, and Society Studies. University of Kansas.
Beth Bailey. Foundation Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Center for Military, War, and Society Studies, University of Kansas. "To ‘Be All That You Can Be': Recruiting the All-Volunteer Military".
Beth Bailey is a member of the history department at the University of Kansas, where she directs the Center for Military, War, and Society Studies. As a historian of the modern United States, she has written about the history of gender and sexuality and the history of the U.S. military.
Nov 23, 2009 · Beth Bailey discusses effectively how changes in the wider U.S. culture - race, feminism, economic opportunity, family relations, homosexuality - were (and are) reflected in the way the Army evolved into an "all-recruited" organization. Bailey's work is rich in detail and generally well-documented.
May 2, 2023 · In her book, Beth Bailey provides a detailed and insightful look at the U.S. Army's struggles with racial tension and the difficulty of making changes in such a large organization. This well-researched work is essential for historians and anyone interested in modern military issues.
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