The United States and the Legacy of the Vietnam War

Vietnam precipitated a crisis in national self-confidence and a breakdown in political consensus out of which new ideological perspectives emerged. This book offers fresh perspectives on a defining event in 'the American Century', examining its historical and political significance and also its continuing cultural relevance.

SUBARMP CHATTARJI Reader and Associate Professor in the Department of English, University of Delhi, IndiaW.D.EHRHART English and History Professor, the Haverford School, Philadelphia, USAH.BRUCE FRANKLIN John Cotton Dana Professor of English and American Studies, Rutgers University, USA JOHN HELLMANN Professor of English, Ohio State University, USAWALTER W.HOLBLING Professor of US Literature and Culture, University of Graz, AustriaPHIL MELLING Professor of American Literature and Cultural Studies, Department of American Studies, Swansea University, UKJON ROPER Professor and Head of the Department of American Studies, Swansea University, USAJONATHAN SCHELL The Nation's peace and disarmament correspondent, and the Harold Willens Peace Fellow at the Nation Institute.