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The Uncensored War
Daniel C. Hallin
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Description for The Uncensored War
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW3; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
This book was finished in the tenth year after the end of the Vietnam War. The year 1985 was also the year of Rambo, and of a number of other celebration of the Vietnam War in popular culture. It was the year Congress cut off aid to the "Contras" in Nicaragua, and then abruptly reversed itself and approved "humanitarian" aid to support the guerrilla war in that country. The "Vietnam Syndrome" showed signs of giving way tot he "Grenada Syndrome": the fear of repeating the Vietnam experience showed signs of giving way to a desire to relive it in an ... Read more
This book was finished in the tenth year after the end of the Vietnam War. The year 1985 was also the year of Rambo, and of a number of other celebration of the Vietnam War in popular culture. It was the year Congress cut off aid to the "Contras" in Nicaragua, and then abruptly reversed itself and approved "humanitarian" aid to support the guerrilla war in that country. The "Vietnam Syndrome" showed signs of giving way tot he "Grenada Syndrome": the fear of repeating the Vietnam experience showed signs of giving way to a desire to relive it in an ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
Weight
417g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520065437
SKU
V9780520065437
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About Daniel C. Hallin
Daniel C. Hallin is Professor of Communications and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego.
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