Confronting the war machine : draft resistance during the Vietnam War / Michael S. Foley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foley, Michael S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Draft resisters--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (468 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work looks at draft resistance, the cutting edge of the anti-war movement at the height of the Vietnam conflict. It focuses on Boston as a prominent centre of the movement and reveals the crucial role of draft resisters in shifting anti-war sentiment to the centre of American politics.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: Draft Resistance in American Memory; Part I. Toward a Movement; 1. A Little Band of Bold Pioneers; 2. The Draft as a Political Issue and a Movement Target; 3. October 16: A Resolute Show of Moral Force; Part II. Confrontations and Misconceptions; 4. Filtered Resistance: Draft Resisters' Image and Reality; 5. Uneasy Waiting: Draft Resisters and the Johnson Administration; 6. Getting by with a Little Help from their Friends; Section of Illustrations; Part III. Peaks, Valleys, and the Changing Horizon

7. A New Beginning: Confrontation, Renewal, and Triumph8. Spring 1968: A Hothouse Atmosphere; 9. Beyond Draft Resistance: New Strategies and Dangling Men; Epilogue; Nixon Takes Notice; Life after the Resistance; Looking Back; Appendix A: Tables; Appendix B: Statement on Methodology; Appendix C: Letter to Survey Recipients and Questionnaire; Notes; Notes; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A-B; C; D; E-F; G-H; I-K; L-N; O-Q; R-S; T-W; Y-Z;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-438) and index.

ISBN:

9798890873354

9780807862438

0807862436

OCLC:

476236660