The Vietnam War and American Culture (Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms)
Author(s):
Rowe, John Carlos
; Berg, Rick (editors)
| Binding: | Softcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | Columbia University Press |
| Publication Year: | 1992 |
| ISBN: | 9780231067331 |
| SKU: | 004451 |
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| Categories: | Culture and Society , War, Military History and Weapons |
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276pp. Sparsely illustrated. Indexed. Laminated card covers (with very gentle edge wear). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Beginning with an essay by Noam Chomsky and ending with five poems by W D Ehrhart, The Vietnam War and American Culture examines how American culture has tried to rewrite the history of the Vietnam war and reinterprets a number of myths about American character and life associated with its military and diplomatic involvement with Vietnam.
Keywords:
Vietnam
Vietnam War
American Culture
USA
War