The War That Never Ends
New Perspectives on the Vietnam War
Published on 9. November 2007
Book
Hardback
376 pages
978-0-8131-2473-5 (ISBN)
Description
More than three decades after the withdrawal of American troops from Southeast Asia, the Vietnam War still resonates in political and cultural discourse and still motivates vibrant historical inquiry. The eminent scholars featured in The War That Never Ends present the newest perspectives on the war in Vietnam, from the homefront to Ho Chi Minh City, from the government halls to the hotbeds of activist opposition. The seventeen essays compiled by David L. Anderson and John Ernst examine Vietnamese as well as American experiences of the grueling conflict, breaking new ground on questions relating to gender, religion, ideology, media, and public opinion. The War That Never Ends sheds new light on the evolving historical meanings of the Vietnam War, its enduring influence on current matters of global significance, and its potential to influence American foreign policy, in times of peace and war.
Reviews / Votes
These excellent essays by some of the leading historians of the war represent the best of the new international history - reassessing traditional interpretations, exploring new questions and neglected aspects of the conflict, and drawing on extensive research in recently accessible archival material in Vietnam and elsewhere. - Andrew L. Johns, coeditor of The Eisenhower Administration, the Third World, and the Globalization of the Cold War ""Does an excellent job posing and answering the question of why Vietnam still matters and why it will remain the 'war that never ends'."" - Kathryn C. Statler, author of Replacing France: The Origins of American Intervention in VietnamMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lexington
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
35 photos, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
715 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8131-2473-5 (9780813124735)
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Persons
David L. Anderson is dean of the College of University Studies and Programs at California State University, Monterey Bay, and past president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. His publications include The Vietnam War and Shadow on the White House: Presidents and the Vietnam War. John Ernst is professor of history at Morehead State University and the author of Forging a Fateful Alliance: Michigan State University and the Vietnam War.