The Scar That Binds: American Culture and the Vietnam War

by Keith Beattie

Book Overview

At the height of the Vietnam War, American society was so severely fragmented that it seemed that Americans may never again share common concerns. The media and other commentators represented the impact of the war through a variety of rhetorical devices, most notably the emotionally charged metaphor of "the wound that will not heal." References in various contexts to veterans' attempts to find a "voice," and to bring the war "home" were also common...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814713262
• ISBN13: 9780814713266
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"