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A time for peace : the legacy of the Vietnam War / Robert D. Schulzinger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schulzinger, Robert D., 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Influence.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans.
- Vietnamese Americans--Social conditions.
- Vietnamese Americans.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Social aspects--United States.
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam.
- United States.
- Vietnam--Foreign relations--United States.
- Vietnam.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-240) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-75977-1
- 0-19-802361-8
- 1-4294-6345-7
- OCLC:
- 609832246
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