Vietnam War Era : People and Perspectives

by Hall, Mitchell K.

• ISBN13: 9781598841299
• ISBN10: 1598841297
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-20
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

Summary

The Vietnam War was the pivotal political event of the baby boom generation. It was the first "television war," the first "rock-and-roll war," and the first war strongly influenced by its rapidly growing unpopularity at home. Vietnam War Era: People and Perspectives offers a collection of essays by highly respected social historians and looks at the Vietnam War era through the eyes of the ordinary citizens affected by that tumultuous time.

Table of Contents

Series Introduction	p. vii
Introduction	p. xi
About the Editor and Contributors	p. xxi
Chronology	p. xxv
Divisions within the Containment Generation: U.S. Policy Makers and the Vietnam War	p. 1
"The Needs Are Enormous, the Time Short": American Advisers and the Invention of South Vietnam, 1954-1960	p. 23
Vietnam Military Personnel	p. 41
Antiwar Activists	p. 61
The Silent Majority	p. 79
Religious Communities and the Vietnam War	p. 97
Women and the Vietnam War	p. 117
Wartime Journalists	p. 131
African Americans and the Vietnam War	p. 149
"Labor's Falling Dominoes": The AFL-CIO and the Vietnam War Era	p. 167
Students and Political Activism	p. 185
Primary Documents	p. 203
Reference	p. 219
Bibliography	p. 229
Index	p. 249
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