Coming to Terms: Indochina, the United States, and the War

ISBN-13: 9780367004156 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 360 str.

Allen, Douglas

Opis

Despite the plethora of works on the Vietnam War, this is the first book to present an accessible overview from both the Indochinese and antiwar perspectives. The authors trace the prewar history, war years, and postwar experiences of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos before turning to the U.S. experience, where they focus on government policies, the antiwar movement, veterans, and films and literature on Vietnam. Those who experienced the war era will find their memories vividly rekindled; those who wish to learn more about Indochina, the war, and its aftermath will find these issues provocatively discussed and analyzed.

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction -- Indochina and Its Struggle for Independence -- Vietnam -- Postwar Vietnam: Political Economy -- Cambodia -- Laos -- The United States and the War -- The United States and Indochina: Far from an Aberration -- The Vietnam Antiwar Movement -- Scholars of Asia and the War -- U.S. Veterans: The War and the Long Road Home -- Films and Scholarly Literature on Vietnam -- Framing Vietnam -- Rambo's Rewriting of the Vietnam War -- Against Cartesianism: Three Generations of Vietnam Scholarship -- Chronology