| Description |
276 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22cm |
| Series |
Problems in American history |
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Problems in American history.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Intersection: The Vietnam War and the Social and Political Movements of the 1960s -- Pt. I. The Vietnam War. 1. Containment, Liberalism, and Vietnam: Background to the American War. 2. Why (Not) Vietnam? The Vietnamese, the French, and the Americans to 1960. 3. Destroying the Country to Save It: The American War on Vietnam, 1960-1968. 4. The Empire Strikes Back: The Vietnam War from 1968 to 1975 -- Pt. II. The Movements of the 1960s. 5. "Many Deeds of War": Hope and Anguish in the 1960s. 6. Love Me, I'm a Liberal: The Politics of the 1960s and Vietnam. 7. The Struggles at Home: Civil Rights and Women's Liberation. 8. "One, Two, Three, What Are We Fightin' For?" Cultural Politics in the Vietnam Era |
| Summary |
In this volume, Robert Buzzanco examines the role America played in the Vietnam War and demonstrates how the consequences of this involvement helped create, radicalize and alter social and political life in the United States. Buzzanco generates fresh and intriguing insights that will inspire both students and general readers as they approach this dramatically, divisive, volatile and ultimately crucial period of American history |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page) and index |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Influence.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Civilization -- 1970-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139948
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| LC no. |
98045677 |
| ISBN |
1577180933 |
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1577180941 |
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