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ISBN:
9780814709108
,
0814709109
Content:
At the height of the Vietnam War, American society was so severely fragmented that it seemed that Americans may never again share common concerns. The media and other commentators represented the impact of the war through a variety of rhetorical devices, most notably the emotionally charged metaphor of "the wound that will not heal." References in various contexts to veterans' attempts to find a "voice," and to bring the war "home" were also common. Gradually, an assured and resilient American self-image and powerful impressions of cultural collectivity transforme
Content:
At the height of the Vietnam War, American society was so severely fragmented that it seemed that Americans may never again share common concerns. The media and other commentators represented the impact of the war through a variety of rhetorical devices, most notably the emotionally charged metaphor of "the wound that will not heal." References in various contexts to veterans' attempts to find a "voice," and to bring the war "home" were also common. Gradually, an assured and resilient American self-image and powerful impressions of cultural collectivity transforme
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814713266
Additional Edition:
Beattie, Keith The scar that binds New York [u.a.] : New York University Press, 1998 ISBN 0814713262
Additional Edition:
Print version Beattie, Keith Scar That Binds : American Culture and the Vietnam War New York : NYU Press, ©1998 ISBN 9780814713266
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
American Studies
Keywords:
USA
;
Vietnamkrieg
;
Auswirkung
;
Kultur
;
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