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

"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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Lembcke, Jerry, 1943- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : New York University Press, ©1998.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.