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xv, 553 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
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Culture, politics, and the cold war
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Culture, politics, and the Cold War.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"Never again": the Vietnam syndrome in American foreign policy -- "Something rather dark and bloody": atrocities, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the pathologization of Vietnam veterans -- The discourse of healing and the "black gash of shame": the design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- A "dangerous political issue": the war about memory in 1982 -- "Home to America's heart": the national salute to Vietnam veterans -- "In unity and with resolve": the statue, the flag, and political speech at the Memorial -- "No shame or stigma": the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program -- "A confrontation between faiths": the Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- "Today, we are one people": the family drama of race and gender in commemorative statuary of the Vietnam War -- "Our offspring": children in Vietnam veterans memorials -- "The wall is for all of us": patterns of public response to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- Conclusion: A statute of limitations: what healing from the war might mean. |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- United States.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
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Veterans -- Political activity -- United States.
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Veterans -- Political activity. |
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United States. |
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Veterans. |
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Veterans -- United States -- Public opinion.
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Public opinion. |
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Memory -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Memory -- Social aspects. |
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War memorials -- Social aspects -- United States.
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War memorials. |
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Social aspects. |
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Mental healing -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Mental healing -- Social aspects. |
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Mental healing. |
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Mental healing -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Public opinion -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781558496934 cloth alkaline paper |
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1558496939 cloth alkaline paper |
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