Out of Primordial Cultural Ooze: Inventing Political and Policy Legacies about the U.S. Exit from Vietnam

Beyond culture war, Pres Nixon, Henry Kissinger and their allies prevented Americans from coming to grips with history, as well as with the Vietnam War and its consequences.

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Published in:Diplomatic history 2010-06, Vol.34 (3), p.577-587
Main Author: KIMBALL, JEFFREY P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed Forces
Betrayal
Conservatism
Cultural relations
Diplomatic history
Failure
International Relations
Kissinger, Henry A
Legacies
Legends
Liberalism
Military history
Military intervention
Military Personnel
Myth
National history
Nixon, Richard M
Political conditions
Political culture
Presidents
Public officials
Southeast Asian culture
SPECIAL FORUM: THE POLITICS OF TROOP WITHDRAWAL
Strategies
U.S.A
United States history
Vietnam
Vietnam War
War
Withdrawal
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Summary:Beyond culture war, Pres Nixon, Henry Kissinger and their allies prevented Americans from coming to grips with history, as well as with the Vietnam War and its consequences.
ISSN:0145-2096
1467-7709
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-7709.2010.00871.x