The scar that binds : American culture and the Vietnam War /

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At the height of the Vietnam War, American society was so severely fragmented that it seemed that Americans may never again share common concerns. The media and other commentators represented the impact of the war through a variety of rhetorical devices, most notably the emotionally charged metaphor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beattie, Keith
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 1998.
Temas:
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Since 1945
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Influence.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Influence.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
Civilization
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Vietnamkrieg
Zivilisation
Vietnam-oorlog.
Populaire cultuur.
United States > Civilization > 1945-
États-Unis > Civilisation > 1945-
United States
USA
Verenigde Staten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Habeas-corpus and common sense
  • The wound that dare not speak its name
  • Stab wounds
  • "Us" and "them"
  • Healing
  • Vietnamnesia
  • The personal imperative
  • Rituals of the community
  • The national allegory
  • The unhealed
  • Silencing the messenger
  • "If I only had the words"
  • A unique war
  • You had to be there
  • Teaching the truth
  • The voice of unity
  • Talking back
  • The home front
  • Repatriation
  • The therapeutic family
  • Nostalgia
  • There's no place like it
  • Articulating difference and unity.

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