The United States and Viet Nam from War to Peace: Papers from an Interdisciplinary Conference on Reconciliation [Library Binding]

Robert M. Slabey (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1996

Some twenty years after the end of the Vietnam War, America does not seem yet to have recovered, spiritually or emotionally. Despite the recent reopenings of diplomatic relations, the idea of reconciliation between the United States and Vietnam is anathema to a large number of Americans. In December 1993, historians, Asia scholars, writers, artists, filmmakers, journalists, psychiatrists, government officials, antiwar activists, veterans activists, reconciliation advocates, and Vietnamese gathered at the University of Notre Dame to discuss the process of understanding the American culture that created the war, the American culture created by the war, and issues that affect full reconciliation for both the United States and Indochina, including Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Papers examining the literature of reconciliation were also presented.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"an outstanding collection.... Slabey has chosen wisely from among a stellar gathering of some 150 scholars, writers, journalists, filmmakers, poets, and Vietnam veterans who took part in the conference" -- The VVA Veteran

"it is hard to believe that any text on Vietnam could include more social, cultural, literary and political motifs than this one. It is also hard to believe that one could be written any better" -- American Studies

Product Details

• Library Binding: 280 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078640227X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786402274
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,374,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)