| Autore |
Hagopian Patrick
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Amherst, [Massachusetts] : , : University of Massachusetts Press, , 2009
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (577 p.)
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| Disciplina |
959.704/31
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| Collana |
Culture, Politics, and the Cold War
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| 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
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| ISBN |
1-61376-104-X
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| 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.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827445103321 |
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The Vietnam War in American memory : veterans, memorials, and the politics of healing / / Patrick Hagopian
