The Resource American reckoning : the Vietnam War and our national identity, Christian G. Appy
American reckoning : the Vietnam War and our national identity, Christian G. Appy
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The item American reckoning : the Vietnam War and our national identity, Christian G. Appy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
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- Summary
- How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy examines the war's realities and myths and its lasting impact on our national self-perception. Drawing on a vast variety of sources that range from movies, songs, and novels to official documents, media coverage, and contemporary commentary, Appy offers an original interpretation of the war and its far-reaching consequences for both our popular culture and our foreign policy
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 396 pages
- Contents
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- Part I. Why are we in Vietnam?
- Saving Vietnam
- Aggression
- Paper tigers
- Vietnam, inc
- Part II. America at war
- Our boys
- The American way of war
- The war at home
- Part III. What have we become?
- Victim nation
- "The pride is back"
- No more Vietnams
- Who we are
- Isbn
- 9780670025398
- Label
- American reckoning : the Vietnam War and our national identity
- Title
- American reckoning
- Title remainder
- the Vietnam War and our national identity
- Statement of responsibility
- Christian G. Appy
- Subject
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- trueNational characteristics, American
- trueNationalism
- truePolitical culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- truePopular culture
- trueUnited States -- Civilization -- 1970-
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Influence
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Influence and results
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy examines the war's realities and myths and its lasting impact on our national self-perception. Drawing on a vast variety of sources that range from movies, songs, and novels to official documents, media coverage, and contemporary commentary, Appy offers an original interpretation of the war and its far-reaching consequences for both our popular culture and our foreign policy
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- 10395892
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Appy, Christian G
- Dewey number
- 959.704/310973
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- National characteristics, American
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- the Vietnam War and our national identity
- Label
- American reckoning : the Vietnam War and our national identity, Christian G. Appy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I. Why are we in Vietnam? -- Saving Vietnam -- Aggression -- Paper tigers -- Vietnam, inc -- Part II. America at war -- Our boys -- The American way of war -- The war at home -- Part III. What have we become? -- Victim nation -- "The pride is back" -- No more Vietnams -- Who we are
- Control code
- 1066400
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xix, 396 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670025398
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014038477
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780670025398
- (OCoLC)881888124
- Label
- American reckoning : the Vietnam War and our national identity, Christian G. Appy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I. Why are we in Vietnam? -- Saving Vietnam -- Aggression -- Paper tigers -- Vietnam, inc -- Part II. America at war -- Our boys -- The American way of war -- The war at home -- Part III. What have we become? -- Victim nation -- "The pride is back" -- No more Vietnams -- Who we are
- Control code
- 1066400
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xix, 396 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670025398
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014038477
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780670025398
- (OCoLC)881888124
Subject
- trueNational characteristics, American
- trueNationalism
- truePolitical culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- truePopular culture
- trueUnited States -- Civilization -- 1970-
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Influence
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Influence and results
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects
- trueVietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States
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