Full Description
Vietnam precipitated a crisis in national self-confidence and a breakdown in political consensus out of which new ideological perspectives emerged. This book offers fresh perspectives on a defining event in 'the American Century', examining its historical and political significance and also its continuing cultural relevance.
Contents
Over Thirty Years; J.Roper The Long Shadow of Vietnam; J.Schell 'Vietnam' in the New American Century; H.B.Franklin Apocalypse Now Redux and the Return of Vietnam; J.Hellmann Imagining Vietnam: Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried; S.Chattarji The Vietnam War: (Post) Colonial Discourse and (Hi) Stories; W.Hölbling King Philip's Shadow; Vietnam and Iraq; P.Melling After the Wars are Over: Lost Cause, Noble Cause and the Shaping of Contemporary American Politics; J.Roper Kenny and Me: A Story of War & Friendship; W.D.Ehrhart Bibliography
