American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam

American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam
Author: Trevor McCrisken
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2003-12-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1403948178

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American Exceptionalism and the Legacy of Vietnam examines the influence of the belief in American exceptionalism on the history of U.S. foreign policy since the Vietnam War. Trevor B. McCrisken analyzes attempts by each post-Vietnam U.S. administration to revive the popular belief in exceptionalism both rhetorically and by pursuing foreign policy supposedly grounded in traditional American principles. He argues that exceptionalism consistently provided the framework for foreign policy discourse but that the conduct of foreign affairs was limited by the Vietnam syndrome.

American Myth and the Legacy of Vietnam

American Myth and the Legacy of Vietnam
Author: John Hellmann
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1989-11-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780231515382

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American Myth and the Legacy of Vietnam

Legacy

Legacy
Author: D. Michael Shafer
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1992-02-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780807054017

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"Fourteen essays documenting the Vietnam War's impact and continuing influence on American life, particularly on cinema, literature, the black community, and the combat veteran." --Booklist

American Reckoning

American Reckoning
Author: Christian G. Appy
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0143128345

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How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy examines the war's realities and myths and its lasting impact on our national self-perception. Drawing on a vast variety of sources that range from movies, songs, and novels to official documents, media coverage, and contemporary commentary, Appy offers an original interpretation of the war and its far-reaching consequences for both our popular culture and our foreign policy.

Going After Cacciato

Going After Cacciato
Author: Tim O'Brien
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2009-02-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307485501

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A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THINGS THEY CARRIED "To call Going After Cacciato a novel about war is like calling Moby-Dick a novel about whales." So wrote The New York Times of Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, Going After Cacciato captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of wars. In a blend of reality and fantasy, this novel tells the story of a young soldier who one day lays down his rifle and sets off on a quixotic journey from the jungles of Indochina to the streets of Paris. In its memorable evocation of men both fleeing from and meeting the demands of battle, Going After Cacciato stands as much more than just a great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content

American Exceptionalism

American Exceptionalism
Author: Deborah L. Madsen
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781578061082

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American Exceptionalism provides an accessible yet comprehensive historical account of one of the most important concepts underlying modern theories of American cultural identity. Deborah Madsen charts the contribution of exceptionalism to the evolution of the United States as an ideological and geographical entity from 1620 to the present day. She explains how this sense of spiritual and political destiny has shaped American culture and how it has promoted exciting counter arguments from Native American and Chicano perspectives and in the contemporary writings of authors such as Thomas Pynchon and Toni Morrison.

The Legacy

The Legacy
Author: D. Michael Shafer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 334
Release: 1990
Genre: United States
ISBN:

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Legacy of a War

Legacy of a War
Author: Ellen Frey-Wouters
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 486
Release: 1986
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780873323543

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A survey examines American attitudes toward the Vietnam War and the experiences and ideas that turned most people against the war.

American Armageddon

American Armageddon
Author: John Mason Glen Ph D
Publisher:
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre:
ISBN:

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This book will explain why the US entered the war in Vietnam.

The Legacy

The Legacy
Author: D. Michael Shafer
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1990
Genre: History
ISBN:

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"Fourteen essays documenting the Vietnam War's impact and continuing influence on American life, particularly on cinema, literature, the black community, and the combat veteran." --Booklist