The spitting image : myth, memory, and the legacy of Vietnam /

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"One of the most resilient images of the Vietnam era is that of the anti-war protester - often a woman - spitting on the uniformed veteran just off the plane. The lingering potency of this icon was evident during the Gulf War, when war supporters invoked it to discredit their opposition."...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lembcke, Jerry, 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©1998.
Subjects:
Seberíni, Ondrej.
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Public opinion.
Public opinion > United States.
Public Opinion
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > États-Unis.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Opinion publique.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
Public opinion
Veterans
Vietnamkrieg
Friedensbewegung
Veteran
Vietnam-oorlog.
Veteranen.
Protestbewegingen.
Mythevorming.
Collectief geheugen.
United States
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the spitting image
  • Yellow ribbons and spat-upon veterans: making soldiers the means and ends of war
  • Dear Spiro Agnew: about soldiers, veterans and the anti-war movement
  • The Nixon-Agnew counter-offensive: "good veterans" vs. "bad veterans"
  • Spat-upon veterans: the evidence (or lack thereof)
  • From Odysseus to Rambo: coming home stories
  • From badness to madness: the mental labeling of Vietnam veterans
  • Women, wetness, and warrior dreams
  • Myth, spit, and the flicks: coming home to Hollyw.

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