Confronting the war machine : draft resistance during the Vietnam War /

Shedding light on an understudied form of opposition to the Vietnam War, Michael Foley tells the story of draft resistance, the cutting edge of the antiwar movement at the height of the war's escalation. Unlike so-called draft dodgers, who evaded the draft by leaving the country or by securing...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Foley, Michael S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Draft resisters > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest movements > United States.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Insoumis > États-Unis.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Contestation > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
Draft resisters
Protest movements
Vietnamkrieg
Kriegsdienstverweigerung
Vietnam-oorlog.
Dienstweigering.
15.85 history of America.
Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975) > Mouvements contestataires > États-Unis.
Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975) > Mouvements contestataires > Etats-Unis.
United States
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Draft Resistance in American Memory
  • Toward a Movement
  • A Little Band of Bold Pioneers
  • The Draft as a Political Issue and a Movement Target
  • October 16: A Resolute Show of Moral Force
  • Confrontations and Misconceptions
  • Filtered Resistance: Draft Resisters' Image and Reality
  • Uneasy Waiting: Draft Resisters and the Johnson Administration
  • Getting by with a Little Help from Their Friends
  • Peaks, Valleys, and the Changing Horizon
  • A New Beginning: Confrontation, Renewal, and Triumph
  • Spring 1968: A Hothouse Atmosphere
  • Beyond Draft Resistance: New Strategies and Dangling Men.

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