1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461574403321

Autore

Addington Larry H.

Titolo

America's war in Vietnam : a short narrative history / / Larry H. Addington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana ; ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : , : Indiana University Press, , 2000

©2000

ISBN

0-253-00321-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Disciplina

959.7043373

Soggetti

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; SOME ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE TEXT; 1 The Geography of Vietnam and Its History to World War Two; 2 The Career of Ho Chi Minh to 1939; 3 World War Two and America's Collaboration with Ho; 4 America and the Indochina War, 1946-1954; 5 Eisenhower and the Road to America's War in Vietnam, 1954-1960; 6 Kennedy's War: Counter-Insurgency and the Fall of Diem, 1961-1963; 7 Johnson's War, I: To the Brink, 1964; 8 Johnson's War, II: The Year of the Plunge, 1965; 9 Johnson's War, III: Moving toward Defeat, 1966-1967

10 Johnson's War, IV: The Turning Year, 196811 Nixon's War, I: The Strategy of Withdrawal, 1969-1970; 12 Nixon's War, II: The Final Round, 1971-1972; 13 The Paris Peace Accords and the Fall of Indochina, 1973-1975; 14 Aftermath and Summing Up; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

""This book has been long needed: a concise, complete and dispassionate survey of the Vietnam War.... Best of all, the no-nonsense approach answers questions as soon as they arise in the reader's mind."" -Kliatt""If there is such a thing as an objective account [of the Vietnam War], this is it.... If you want to read one book about Vietnam, read this one."" -New York Review of Books A short, narrative history of the origins, course, and outcome of America's military involvement in



Vietnam by an experienced guide to the causes and conduct of war, Larry H. Addington. He begins with a history of

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790636303321

Autore

Chesler Phyllis

Titolo

Mothers on trial [[electronic resource] ] : the battle for children and custody / / Phyllis Chesler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Ill., : Lawrence Hill Books, c2011

ISBN

1-56976-907-9

Edizione

[Rev. and updated 2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (513 p.)

Disciplina

346.7301/73

Soggetti

Custody of children - United States

Mothers - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-401) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; New Introduction to the 2011 Lawrence Hill Books Edition; 1 | A Historical Overview; 2 | A Contemporary Overview; 3 | What Is a "Fit" Mother or Father? An "Unfit" Mother or Father? Who Decides?; 4 | Do "Good Enough" Mothers Still Lose Custody of Their Children in North America Today? The Results of an Original Study; 5 | The "Sexual" Mother: Anna Karenina Today; 6 | The "Uppity" Mother; 7 | The Lesbian Mother; 8 | The Mother Married to a Violent Man; 9 | Paternal Brainwashing; 10 | The "Voluntarily" Noncustodial Mother

11 | The Price of Battle: Mothers Encounter the Psychological and Economic Law 12 | The Mother-Lawyer Relationship; 13 | The Mother-Judge and Father-Judge Relationships; 14 | Court-Enabled Incest in the 1980's and 1990's; 15 | Court-Enabled Incest in the Twenty-First Century; 16 | Legal Torture from 1986 to 2010; 17 | The International Custody Situation; 18 | The Fathers' Supremacist Movement from the 1980's to 2010; 19 | Contemporary Legal Trends, Part I: Joint Custody, Mediation, Incest, and Parental Alienation

20 | Contemporary Legal Trends, Part II: Mental Illness, Gay and Lesbian Custody, Surrogacy, and the Primary Caretaker 21 | Mothers' Wisdom:



Philosophical Perspectives on Having and Losing Children; 22 | Mothers' Voices, Written on the Wind: What Is a Custody Battle Really About?; 23 | What to Expect When You're Expecting a Divorce: An Interview with Divorce Lawyer Susan L. Bender; Resources; Notes; Index  477

Sommario/riassunto

Updated and revised with seven new chapters, a new introduction, and a new resources section, this landmark book is invaluable for women facing a custody battle. It was the first to break the myth that mothers receive preferential treatment over fathers in custody disputes. Although mothers generally retain custody when fathers choose not to fight for it, fathers who seek custody often win? not because the mother is unfit or the father has been the primary caregiver but because, as Phyllis Chesler argues, women are held to a much higher standard of parenting. Incorporating findings from...