The Vietnam War in American memory veterans, memorials, and the politics of healing
Introduction: A "noble cause" -- "Never again" : the Vietnam syndrome in American foreign policy -- "Something rather dark and bloody" : atrocities, PTSD, and the pathologization of Vietnam veterans -- The discourse of healing and the "black gash of shame" --...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Amherst, Mass.
Univ. of Massachusetts Press
c2009
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: A "noble cause" -- "Never again" : the Vietnam syndrome in American foreign policy -- "Something rather dark and bloody" : atrocities, PTSD, and the pathologization of Vietnam veterans -- The discourse of healing and the "black gash of shame" -- "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" : invented traditions and patterns of public response to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- Conclusion: A "statute of limitations" : what "healing" from the war might mean. 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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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XV, 553 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9781558496934 978-1-55849-693-4 1558496939 1-55849-693-9 |