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The Oriental Obscene : Violence and Racial Fantasies in the Vietnam Era /

The Oriental Obscene is a sophisticated analysis of Americans' reactions to visual representations of the Vietnam War, such as the photograph of the "napalm girl," news footage of the Tet Offensive, and feature films from The Deer Hunter to Rambo: First Blood Part II. Sylvia Shin Huey...

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Autor principal: Chong, Sylvia Shin Huey (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, [2011]
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Notes on Terminology, Proper Names, and Film Titles
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction Specters of Vietnam
  • Chapter 1 Bringing the war home
  • Chapter 2 Reporting the war
  • Chapter 3 Restaging the war
  • Chapter 4 Kung fu fighting
  • Chapter 5 Being Bruce Lee
  • Conclusion Returning to 'nam
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index