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Author : Heather Marie Stur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Sex role
ISBN : WISC:89101429827
Author : Geoffrey W. Jensen,Matthew M. Stith
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574417586
In Beyond the Quagmire, thirteen scholars from across disciplines provide a series of provocative, important, and timely essays on the politics, combatants, and memory of the Vietnam War. Americans believed that they were supposed to win in Vietnam. As veteran and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip Caputo observed in A Rumor of War, “we carried, along with our packs and rifles, the implicit convictions that the Viet Cong would be quickly beaten and that we were doing something altogether noble and good.” By 1968, though, Vietnam looked less like World War II’s triumphant march and more like the brutal and costly stalemate in Korea. During that year, the United States paid dearly as nearly 17,000 perished fighting in a foreign land against an enemy that continued to frustrate them. Indeed, as Caputo noted, “We kept the packs and rifles; the convictions, we lost.” It was a time of deep introspection as questions over the legality of American involvement, political dishonesty, civil rights, counter-cultural ideas, and American overreach during the Cold War congealed in one place: Vietnam. Just as Americans fifty years ago struggled to understand the nation’s connection to Vietnam, scholars today, across disciplines, are working to come to terms with the long and bloody war—its politics, combatants, and how we remember it. The essays in Beyond the Quagmire pose new questions, offer new answers, and establish important lines of debate regarding social, political, military, and memory studies. The book is organized in three parts. Part 1 contains four chapters by scholars who explore the politics of war in the Vietnam era. In Part 2, five contributors offer chapters on Vietnam combatants with analyses of race, gender, environment, and Chinese intervention. Part 3 provides four innovative and timely essays on Vietnam in history and memory. In sum, Beyond the Quagmire pushes the interpretive boundaries of America’s involvement in Vietnam on the battlefield and off, and it will play a significant role in reshaping and reinvigorating Vietnam War historiography.
Author : Marian Moser Jones
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781421408231
The iconic relief organization’s activities over a half century of history, through wars, epidemics, and other disasters: “Well-researched . . . fascinating.” —Julia F. Irwin, Bulletin of the History of Medicine In dark skirts and bloodied boots, Clara Barton fearlessly ventured onto Civil War battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers. She later worked with civilians in Europe during the Franco-Prussian War, lobbied legislators to ratify the Geneva conventions, and founded and ran the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross from Clara Barton to the New Deal tells the story of the charitable organization from its start in 1881, through its humanitarian aid during wars, natural disasters, and the Depression, to its relief efforts of the 1930s. Marian Moser Jones illustrates the tension between the organization’s founding principles of humanity and neutrality and the political, economic, and moral pressures that sometimes caused it to favor one group at the expense of another. This book tells the stories of: • U.S. natural disasters such as the Jacksonville yellow fever epidemic of 1888, the Sea Islands hurricane of 1893, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake • crises abroad, including the 1892 Russian famine and the Armenian massacres of 1895–96 • efforts to help civilians affected by the civil war in Cuba • power struggles within the American Red Cross leadership and subsequent alliances with the American government • the organization’s expansion during World War I • race riots and massacres in East St. Louis, Chicago, and Tulsa between 1917 and 1921 • help for African American and white Southerners after the Mississippi flood of 1927 • relief projects during the Dust Bowl and after the New Deal An epilogue relates the history of the American Red Cross since the beginning of World War II and illuminates the organization’s current practices and international reputation.
Author : Heather Marie Stur
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139502276
Beyond Combat investigates how the Vietnam War both reinforced and challenged the gender roles that were key components of American Cold War ideology. Refocusing attention onto women and gender paints a more complex and accurate picture of the war's far-reaching impact beyond the battlefields. Encounters between Americans and Vietnamese were shaped by a cluster of intertwined images used to make sense of and justify American intervention and use of force in Vietnam. These images included the girl next door, a wholesome reminder of why the United States was committed to defeating Communism, and the treacherous and mysterious 'dragon lady', who served as a metaphor for Vietnamese women and South Vietnam. Heather Stur also examines the ways in which ideas about masculinity shaped the American GI experience in Vietnam and, ultimately, how some American men and women returned from Vietnam to challenge homefront gender norms.
Author : Andrew A. Wiest,Mary Barbier,Glenn Robins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : 9781135187767
The Vietnam War was one of the most heavily documented conflicts of the twentieth century. Although the events themselves recede further into history every year, the political and cultural changes the war brought about continue to resonate, even as a new generation of Americans grapples with its own divisive conflict.America and the Vietnam War: Re-examining the Culture and History of a Generation reconsiders the social and cultural aspects of the conflict that helped to fundamentally change the nation. With chapters written by subject area specialists, America and the Vietnam War takes on subjects such as women's role in the war, the music and the films of the time, the Vietnamese perspective, race and the war, and veterans and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Author : Matthew S. Muehlbauer,David J. Ulbrich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317533184
The Routledge History of Global War and Society offers a sweeping introduction to the most significant research on the causes, experiences, and impacts of war throughout history. This collection of twenty-seven essays by leading historians demonstrates how war and society studies have dramatically expanded the chronological, geographic, and thematic breadth of the field of military history. Each chapter addresses the ways in which recent scholarship has integrated cultural, ethical, environmental, medical, and ideological factors to explain both conventional conflicts and genocide, terrorism, and other forms of mass violence. The broad scope of the collection makes it the perfect primer for scholars and students seeking to understand the complex interactions of warfare and those affecting and affected by conflict.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Dissertations, Academic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132702502
Author : April Swanson
Publisher : April Swanson
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Meet the Dragon Warriors, the brave heroes who’ll dedicate their lives to keeping you safe. There’s just one thing they’re not telling you ... In the heart of the forest, the reclusive Dragon Warriors reside in their dark, dilapidated castle, operating outside royal instruction and protecting the realm from dragons, monsters and other unpleasantries. When Ramon Subramani, the queen’s charming Chief of Swords, is sent to snoop on the Dragon Warriors, he soon suspects they’re hiding something. But the Dragon Warriors do not give up their secrets easily. To find the answers he’s looking for, Ramon will have to confront uncomfortable truths from his past … and risk revealing some secrets of his own. This boxset includes the first three books in the Dragon Warriors series--a fun fantasy full of mystery, magic and slow-burn romance. Complete series reading order: The Truth About Dragons (included) Children of Shadow (included) The Heart of the Queen (included) The Call of the Dead The Burning Dark
Author : Chen Defa
Publisher : Sellene Chardou
Page : 1296 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781304364760
At the moment, the army of wild geese and Mongols are cooking in the kitchen, and the smoke from kitchen chimneys is fluttering in black and white, and the smell of broth is far away with the wind
Author : Randy Osi
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781639617685
` By God's command, the angels that held back Satan's full power for thousands of years have loosened their grip, allowing him to unleash his fury on mankind. But God will not leave man alone and unprotected. When Christ walked the earth, he chose twelve disciples. They were the pillars of the early church. Now, as the final dark chapters of earth's days come to an end, as God prepares to return and judge all creation, He will again choose twelve more. These will not be disciples. These will not be pillars. These are our vanguard. Only twelve will be called. Only twelve can accept. This is the Chosen Generation. They are the Dragon Warriors. 31
Author : Jaron Osiar
Publisher : Jaron Osiar
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Fresh from her escape in "Flight to Bern Village", Elaina is now faced with entirely new challenges while settling in as a warrior trainee. Bern Village is preparing for war against the combined might of the northern cities. Will Elaina's past come back to haunt her? What will happen to the remaining dragon eggs that desperately need to hatch before they are driven to insanity? Elaina, however, is not the only one fleeing the corruption and cruelty of the northern cities. Many are attempting escape through the forest. Despite the tremendous risks of storms in unfamiliar territory, Crevan and his family must travel by sea only to be attacked by a dangerous creature thought to exist merely in legend. Unfortunately, the Peace Bringers watching events unfolding on Vastus are forced to evacuate their crumbling space station. They find refuge on a small, telepath ship, leaving them helpless and blind to the plight of those on the planet's surface.
Author : Vicki Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Children
ISBN : UCAL:B4168877
Students looking for a greater understanding of cultures outside the United States often turn to works of fiction. The 2,875 titles from more than 150 countries are in this reference work. Arranged by country, each entry provides author, publication data, grade designation, and a concise description. Most books have been published since 1965, though many classics are included.
Author : Yu Chun Hua
Publisher : Publicationsbooks
Page : 1222 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781304487797
Under the moonlight, the stars and the moon looked at it intently, and suddenly my heart was not good. It turns out that this huge spider is spinning on the spider web, and the people entangled in the middle of the spider web are students of the same college
Author : William Lutz II
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780615156224
War is coming to the Realm of Firewood. The followers of Raycore have almost obtained their goal of restoring their god. The invasion is about to begin. Nothing can stop them except... George and King Various must ccmplete their quest for the Gem of Firewood if they have an hope of restoring peace. The quest will take them to a place where more questions than answers will be found. Can they complete the quest in time to save the Realm of Firewood?
Author : Michael Meyer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781632869371
From the highly praised author of The Last Days of Old Beijing, a brilliant portrait of China today and a memoir of coming of age in a country in transition. In 1995, at the age of twenty-three, Michael Meyer joined the Peace Corps and, after rejecting offers to go to seven other countries, was sent to a tiny town in Sichuan. Knowing nothing about China, or even how to use chopsticks, Meyer wrote Chinese words up and down his arms so he could hold conversations, and, per a Communist dean's orders, jumped into teaching his students about the Enlightenment, the stock market, and Beatles lyrics. Soon he realized his Chinese counterparts were just as bewildered by China's changes as he was. Thus began an impassioned immersion into Chinese life. With humor and insight, Meyer puts readers in his novice shoes, introducing a fascinating cast of characters while winding across the length and breadth of his adopted country --from a terrifying bus attack on arrival, to remote Xinjiang and Tibet, into Beijing's backstreets and his future wife's Manchurian family, and headlong into efforts to protect China's vanishing heritage at places like "Sleeping Dragon," the world's largest panda preserve. In the last book of his China trilogy, Meyer tells a story both deeply personal and universal, as he gains greater – if never complete – assurance, capturing what it feels like to learn a language, culture and history from the ground up. Both funny and relatable, The Road to Sleeping Dragon is essential reading for anyone interested in China's history, and how daily life plays out there today.
