{"product_id":"vietnam-and-the-transformation-of-american-life-9781577180944","title":"Vietnam and the Transformation of American Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Vietnam War, which dominated American life during the 1960s, helped to create, radicalize, and alter social and political life in the US.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Indochina wars have cast a long shadow over world affairs. For the victims, they were a devastating catastrophe. Their legacy for the United States was substantial, interacting in complex ways with internal developments in American society. Buzzanco's study examines these themes with skill and insight, informed by outstanding scholarship and enriched by perceptive understanding.\"\u003ci\u003e Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Intersection: The Vietnam War and the Social and Political Movements of the 1960s 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Vietnam War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Containment, Liberalism, and Vietnam: Background to the American War 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Why (Not) Vietnam? The Vietnamese, the French, and the Americans to 1960 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Destroying the Country to Save It: The American War on Vietnam, 1960-1968 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Empire Strikes Back: The Vietnam War from 1968 to 1975 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Movements of the 1960s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 “Many Deeds of War”: Hope and Anguish in the 1960s 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Love Me, I’m a Liberal: The Politics of 1960s and Vietnam 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Struggles at Home: Civil Rights and Women’s Liberation 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 “One, Two, Three, What Are We Fightin’ For?” Cultural Politics in the Vietnam Era 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 270\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49410318565719,"sku":"9781577180944","price":36.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781577180944.jpg?v=1730509807","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vietnam-and-the-transformation-of-american-life-9781577180944","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}