Coming To Terms
Indochina, The United States, And The War
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 6. November 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
978-0-8133-1249-1 (ISBN)
Description
Aiming to present an accessible overview of the Vietnam War from both the non-Western and anti-war perspectives, this book traces the history, war years and post-war experiences of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos before turning to the US experience, where it focuses on government policies, the anti-war movement, veterans, and films and literature on Vietnam.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-1249-1 (9780813312491)
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11/1991
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Content
Part 1 Indochina and its struggle for independence: Vietnam, Ngo Vinh Long; post-war Vietnam - a political economy, Ngo Vinh Hai; Cambodia, Michael Vickery; Laos, W. Randell Ireson and Carol J. Ireson. Part 2 The United States and the war: the United States and Indochina - far from an aberration, Noam Chomsky; the Vietnam anti-war movement, George R. Vickers; the US veteran's experience - a historical overview, Kevin Bowen. Part 3 Films and scholarly literature on Vietnam: framing Vietnam, Jenefer Shute; the Rambo phenomenon, Gaylyn Studlar and David Desser; against Cartesianism - three generations of Vietnam scholarship, Marvin E. Gettleman. Appendix: Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos chronologies, Ngo Vinh Long and Douglas Allen.