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Vietnam and Other American Fantasies
A provocative reassessment of the Vietnam War and its cultural and political legacies
"An all inclusive cultural history of the Vietnam War and its continuing
impact upon contemporary American society."
Library Journal
"Coming to terms with the Vietnam War—the war that America lost—has
been a long, grueling struggle, mired by historical denial and distortion
and, as Franklin so formidably reveals, myths that have become entrapped
in American culture. He presents a scholarly, yet personal and lucid investigation
of how these myths evolved and why people depend upon them to answer the
confusing questions that have become the legacy of the war."
ForeWord
"Franklin has written on other subjects over the years, but Vietnam
has inspired some of his most probing work. . . . Cogent cultural criticism."
Booklist
"Memories change and reconstruct the past, and in this provocative
study, Rutgers cultural historian Franklin argues that the American memory
of Vietnam has left fact and experience behind so that what remains is myth
and denial."
Publishers Weekly
"A brilliant reinterpretation of the Vietnam War, showing how this
dreadful war continues to infect the political imagination of America. Of
particular value is Franklin's unique capacity to link the fantasies of
science fiction with the construction of grotesque political myths glorifying
warrior illusions. At a time when the mainstream is struggling to put a
silver lining around the collective memory of the Vietnam War, this book
is indispensable."
Richard Falk, Princeton University
"What marks this provocative and engaging book is H. Bruce Franklin's
steadfast resistance to a society that takes 'plausible deniability' as
its first principle. The range of subjects considered, Franklin's clear-headed
analysis, and his impressive knowledge all make this an important contribution."
Marilyn B. Young, author of The Vietnam Wars, 1945–1990
H. Bruce Franklin is the John Cotton Dana Professor of English and American Studies at Rutgers University in Newark. Among his books are M.I.A. or Myth-making in America and War Stars: The Superweapon and the American Imagination.
American
Studies / Cultural Studies
272 pp., 11 illus.
LC 00-030275
$35.00s cloth, ISBN 1-55849-279-8
$22.95t paper, ISBN 1-55849-332-8
September 2001 paper
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