Dangerous Grounds Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Era / David L. Parsons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parsons, David L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers--United States--History--20th century.

Soldiers.

Coffeehouses--History--20th century.

Coffeehouses.

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

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

United States--History, Military--20th century.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 pages)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]

Summary:

As the Vietnam War divided the nation, a network of antiwar coffeehouses appeared in the towns and cities outside American military bases. Owned and operated by civilian activists, GI coffeehouses served as off-base refuges for the growing number of active-duty soldiers resisting the war. In the first history of this network, David L. Parsons shows how antiwar GIs and civilians united to battle local authorities, vigilante groups, and the military establishment itself by building a dynamic peace movement within the armed forces.

Contents:

Setting up shop : coffeehouses land in America's army towns

Getting together : political activism at GI coffeehouses

Repression, harassment, intimidation : crushing the coffeehouses

Moving on : a changing war, a changing army, and a changing movement

Epilogue : support our troops.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-88-908478-5-0

979-88-908478-6-7

1-4696-3203-9

1-4696-3202-0

OCLC:

976166462