Vietnam's prodigal heroes : American deserters, international protest, European exile, and amnesty /
Paul Benedikt Glatz
Bok · Engelsk · 2021
| Originaltittel | [ Vietnam´s prodigal heroes .] Engelsk
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| Omfang | xlviii, 361 sider.
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| Opplysninger | Introduction: Reconstructing a Marginalized History -- Stepping Out: The Appearance of American Deserters and the International Debate on War Refusal -- The Deserters' 1968: Exile Organizing, Politicization and the Struggle for Recognition -- Asylum and Exile: Consolidation of the Swedish Sanctuary, Community Building and Exile Culture -- Amnesty: Deserters and the Debate over Clemency, Exoneration, and Vindication of Vietnam War Resisters -- Conclusion: History, Memory and Activism. - Vietnam’s Prodigal Heroes examines the critical role of desertion in the international Vietnam War debate. Paul Benedikt Glatz traces American deserters’ odyssey of exile and activism in Europe, Japan, and North America to demonstrate how their speaking out and unprecedented levels of desertion in the US military changed the traditional image of the deserter.
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| Emner | Military deserters - History - United States
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| ISBN | 1793616701. - 9781793616708. - No price
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| ISBN(galt) | 9781793616715 (ePub ebook) :
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