The Vietnam War in American memory : veterans, memorials, and the politics of healing / / Patrick Hagopian

• Autore: Hagopian Patrick
• Pubblicazione: Amherst, [Massachusetts] : , : University of Massachusetts Press, , 2009; ©2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (577 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.704/31
• Soggetto topico: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Veterans - United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Social aspects - United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States - Psychological aspects; Veterans - Political activity - United States; Veterans - United States - Public opinion
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Never again: the Vietnam syndrome in American foreign policy -- Something rather dark and bloody: atrocities, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the pathologization of Vietnam veterans -- The discourse of healing and the black gash of shame: the design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- A dangerous political issue: the war about memory in 1982 -- Home to America's heart: the national salute to Vietnam veterans -- In unity and with resolve: the statue, the flag, and political speech at the Memorial -- No shame or stigma: the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program -- A confrontation between faiths: the Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- Today, we are one people: the family drama of race and gender in commemorative statuary of the Vietnam War -- Our offspring: children in Vietnam veterans memorials -- The wall is for all of us: patterns of public response to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- Conclusion: A statute of limitations: what healing from the war might mean.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Vietnam War in American memory
• ISBN: 1-61376-104-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827445103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Culture, politics, and the cold war.