Dangerous Grounds : Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Era /

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As the Vietnam War divided the nation, a network of antiwar coffeehouses appeared in the towns and cities outside American military bases. Owned and operated by civilian activists, GI coffeehouses served as off-base refuges for the growing number of active-duty soldiers resisting the war. In the fir...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parsons, David L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Soldiers.
Protest movements.
Coffeehouses.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Cafes > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Contestation > États-Unis.
Soldiers > United States > History > 20th century.
Coffeehouses > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest movements > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire > 20e siecle.
United States > History, Military > 20th century.
Military history.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Setting up shop : coffeehouses land in America's army towns
  • Getting together : political activism at GI coffeehouses
  • Repression, harassment, intimidation : crushing the coffeehouses
  • Moving on : a changing war, a changing army, and a changing movement
  • Epilogue : support our troops.

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