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Autore |
Foley Michael S |
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Confronting the war machine : draft resistance during the Vietnam War / / Michael S. Foley |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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979-88-908733-5-4 |
0-8078-6243-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (468 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Draft resisters - United States |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Protest movements - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-438) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: Draft Resistance in American Memory; Part I. Toward a Movement; 1. A Little Band of Bold Pioneers; 2. The Draft as a Political Issue and a Movement Target; 3. October 16: A Resolute Show of Moral Force; Part II. Confrontations and Misconceptions; 4. Filtered Resistance: Draft Resisters' Image and Reality; 5. Uneasy Waiting: Draft Resisters and the Johnson Administration; 6. Getting by with a Little Help from their Friends; Section of Illustrations; Part III. Peaks, Valleys, and the Changing Horizon |
7. A New Beginning: Confrontation, Renewal, and Triumph8. Spring 1968: A Hothouse Atmosphere; 9. Beyond Draft Resistance: New Strategies and Dangling Men; Epilogue; Nixon Takes Notice; Life after the Resistance; Looking Back; Appendix A: Tables; Appendix B: Statement on Methodology; Appendix C: Letter to Survey Recipients and Questionnaire; Notes; Notes; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A-B; C; D; E-F; G-H; I-K; L-N; O-Q; R-S; T-W; Y-Z; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This work looks at draft resistance, the cutting edge of the anti-war movement at the height of the Vietnam conflict. It focuses on Boston as a prominent centre of the movement and reveals the crucial role of draft resisters in shifting anti-war sentiment to the centre of American politics. |
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