Over Thirty Years The United States and the Legacy of the Vietnam War

by Roper, Jon; Dockrill, Saki

• ISBN13: 9780230500426
• ISBN10: 0230500420
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The Vietnam War remains a cultural reference point, its impact felt in many different contexts. Vietnam precipitated a crisis in national self-confidence and a breakdown in political consensus out of which new ideological perspectives, including neo-conservatism, emerged. This book offers fresh perspectives on a defining event in " the American Century" , examining its historical and political significance as well as its continuing cultural relevance.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Contributors	p. xi
Over Thirty Years	p. 1
The Long Shadow of Vietnam	p. 21
'Vietnam' in the New American Century	p. 33
Apocalypse Now Redux and the Curse of Vietnam	p. 51
Imagining Vietnam: Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried	p. 72
The Vietnam War: (Post-)Colonial Fictional Discourses and (Hi-)Stories	p. 89
King Philip's Shadow: Vietnam, Iraq and the Indian Wars	p. 121
After the Wars are Over: 'Lost Cause,' 'Noble Cause,' National Unity and the Presidency	p. 143
Kenny and Me: A Story of War and Friendship	p. 170
Bibliography	p. 179
Index	p. 185
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