United States and the Legacy of the Vietnam War

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

Del i serien Global Conflict and Security since 1945

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Beskrivning

Vietnam precipitated a crisis in national self-confidence and a breakdown in political consensus out of which new ideological perspectives emerged. This book offers fresh perspectives on a defining event in 'the American Century', examining its historical and political significance and also its continuing cultural relevance.

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Utgivningsdatum:2007-10-17
Mått:140 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt:358 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Global Conflict and Security since 1945
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780230500426

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JON ROPER is Professor of American Studies at Swansea University, UK. His publications include Democracy and Its Critics (1989), The American Presidents: Heroic Leadership from Kennedy to Clinton (2000), The Contours of American Politics (2002) and (edited with John Baylis), The United States and Europe: Beyond the Neoconservative Divide (2006).

Innehållsförteckning

Over Thirty Years; J.Roper The Long Shadow of Vietnam; J.Schell 'Vietnam' in the New American Century; H.B.Franklin Apocalypse Now Redux and the Return of Vietnam; J.Hellmann Imagining Vietnam: Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried; S.Chattarji The Vietnam War: (Post) Colonial Discourse and (Hi) Stories; W.Hölbling King Philip's Shadow; Vietnam and Iraq; P.Melling After the Wars are Over: Lost Cause, Noble Cause and the Shaping of Contemporary American Politics; J.Roper Kenny and Me: A Story of War & Friendship; W.D.Ehrhart Bibliography