The Spitting Image : : Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam /

The Spitting Image : : Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam / / Jerry Lembcke.

One of the most resilient images of the Vietnam era is that of the anti-war protester - often a woman - spitting on the uniformed veteran just off the plane. The lingering potency of this icon was evident during the Gulf War, when war supporters invoked it to discredit their opposition. In this star...

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Lembcke, Jerry,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2000]
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Year of Publication:2000
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ONE. Introduction
  • TWO. Yellow Ribbons and Spat-Upon Veterans
  • THREE. Dear Spiro Agnew
  • FOUR. The Nixon-Agnew Counteroffensive
  • FIVE. Spat-Upon Veterans
  • SIX. From Odysseus to Rambo
  • SEVEN. From Badness to Madness
  • EIGHT. Women, Wetness, and Warrior Dreams
  • NINE. Myth, Spit, and the Flicks
  • TEN. We Are What We Remember
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • FILMOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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