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A time for peace : the legacy of the Vietnam War / Robert D. Schulzinger

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006

Online-Ressource (xix, 252 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill ; 24 cm

Englisch

Contents; Preface; Introduction: Memories of the Vietnam War; Part I: International Affairs; 1 Bitterness Between the United States and Vietnam, 1975-1980; 2 Estrangement and Détente, 1980-1988; 3 Normalization, 1989-2000; Part II: Veterans and Vietnamese Americans; 4 Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment; 5 Vietnam Veterans Memorials and Memories; 6 The Vietnamese in America; Part III: Cultural Legacies; 7 The Burden of Memory in Vietnam Literature; 8 Vietnam Memories Through Film; Part IV: Conclusion: Political Echoes of a War; 9 The Living Legacy of the Vietnam War; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A

BC; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-240) and index

Print version: A Time for Peace : The Legacy of the Vietnam War

0-19-507190-5 ; 978-0-19-507190-0

978-0-19-507190-0 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

Online-Ausg.

2009

Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

E183.8.V5

303.48/27230597009045     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam ; Vietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States ; Vietnamese Americans -- Social conditions ; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects -- United States ; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Influence ; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans ; Popular culture -- United States

Popular culture ; United States ; United States ; Foreign relations ; Vietnam ; Vietnam ; Foreign relations ; United States ; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 ; Influence ; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 ; Social aspects ; United States ; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 ; Veterans ; Vietnamese Americans ; Social conditions ; Electronic books

The Vietnam War left wounds that have taken three decades to heal--indeed some scars remain even today. In A Time for Peace, prominent American historian Robert D. Schulzinger sheds light on how deeply etched memories of this devastating conflict have altered America's political, social, and cultural landscape. Schulzinger examines the impact of the war from many angles. He traces the long, twisted, and painful path of reconciliation with Vietnam, the heated controversy over soldiers who were missing in action and how it resulted in years of false hope for military families, and the outcry ove