| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 263 pages) : illustrations |
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Women language |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"Beyond combat : women and gender in the Vietnam War incorporates new voices into the Vietnam War narrative by looking at women's experiences. It also examines the ways in which ideas about masculinity shaped the American GI experience in Vietnam, ultimately how some American men and women returned from Vietnam to challenge home front gender norms"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Vietnamese women in the American mind: gender, race, and the Vietnam War -- "She could be the girl next door": the Red Cross SRAO in Vietnam -- "We weren't called soldiers, we were called ladies": WACs and nurses in Vietnam -- Gender and America's "faces of domination" in Vietnam -- Liberating men and women: antiwar GIs speak out against the warrior myth -- Conclusion: "You've come a long way ... maybe": gender after Vietnam. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Women.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Female.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects.
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Social aspects. |
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Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Women. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Women -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
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Vietnam. |
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Sex role -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Sex role. |
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Sex role -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
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Masculinity -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Masculinity. |
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Masculinity -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
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Gender roles. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Stur, Heather Marie, 1975- Beyond combat. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521762755 (DLC) 2011015050 (OCoLC)712983594 |
| ISBN |
9781139144988 (electronic book) |
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1139144987 (electronic book) |
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9780511980534 (electronic book) |
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0511980531 (electronic book) |
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9781139141666 |
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113914166X |
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9780521762755 |
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0521762758 |
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9780521127417 |
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0521127416 |
| Standard No. |
99947243693 |
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