Vietnam syndrome : impact on US foreign policy
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Vietnam syndrome : impact on US foreign policy
Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 1998
- : us : cloth
- : uk : cloth
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-391) and index
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Description
This book focuses on the 'Vietnam Syndrome' - the effects for the United States of the American defeat in the Vietnam War. It argues that a full understanding of the Syndrome requires a proper appreciation of key shaping elements in Vietnamese and American history. Attention is given to the racial genocide that attended the birth of the United States, to US imperialism and capitalism, and to the Cold War framework. The nature of America as a plutocracy is emphasised, followed by profiles of policy options and three specific issues: post-war Vietnam, El Salvador and Iraq.
Table of Contents
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART 1: THE TRAUMA OF DEFEAT - The Shaping of a Syndrome - PART 2: THE HISTORY - Vietnam: The Turbulent Past - The United States: The Route to Hegemony - PART 3: THE VIETNAM WAR - Vietnam: A War at Home - United States: a War Abroad - PART 4: IMPACT ON US FOREIGN POLICY - Options and Issues - Appendices - Notes - Bibliography - Index
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