The scar that binds
American culture and the Vietnam War
by Keith Beattie
In The Scar That Binds, Keith Beattie examines the central metaphors of the Vietnam War and their manifestations in American culture and life. Blending history and cultural criticism in a lucid style, this provocative book discusses an ideology of unity that has emerged through widespread rhetorical and cultural references to the war.
A critique of this ideology reveals three dominant themes structured in a range of texts: the "wound," "the voice" of the Vietnam veteran, and "home." The analysis of each theme draws on a range of sources, including film, memoir, poetry, written and oral history, journalism, and political speeches.
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The Scar That Binds: American Culture and the Vietnam War
July 1, 2000, New York University Press
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The scar that binds: American culture and the Vietnam War
1998, New York University Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-220) and index.
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