Against the Vietnam War: Writings by Activists (Paperback)

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The protest movement in opposition to the Vietnam War was a complex amalgam of political, social, economic, and cultural motivations, factors, and events. "Against the Vietnam War" brings together the different facets of that movement and its various shades of opinion. Here the participants themselves offer statements and reflections on their activism, the era, and the consequences of a war that spanned three decades and changed the United States of America. The keynote is on individual experience in a time when almost every event had national and international significance. This collection includes classic documents and new essays by Noam Chomsky, Arlene Ash, Howard Zinn, Staughton Lynd, Martin Luther King, Jr., James Fallows, Eugene McCarthy, Daniel Berrigan, H. Bruce Franklin, and Jane Sass. A foreword by Staughton Lynd considers the events of the Vietnam War in the context of the present war in Iraq.

Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; Revised edition (May 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0742559149
• ISBN-13: 978-0742559141
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,027,890 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Required reading in 2008, May 27, 2008

By	D. H. Robbins (NYC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mary Susannah Robbins once again orchestrates a veritable panoply of talent and asks, in a very readable way, "How did we get here?" and, more importantly, "How are we going to get out?" This is not her first literary cry for peace and I sadly suspect not her last...If you are looking for a cogent summary about the state of terrorism and the state of our state, look no further. This is mandatory summer reading for the rightfully concerned.

5.0 out of 5 stars Vietnamese point of view, November 15, 2007

By	Jasmine (France) - See all my reviews

Growing up in a village during the "Vietnam War" I had suffered a great deal along side my family, relatives, and friends. Many of them had been killed by American bombs. Among the survivors, those who had been victims of Agent Orange have passed the disease onto their children and grandchildren. There is no future for them. I feel deeply grateful to those Americans who had been brave enough to speak out against that meaningless war and the senseless killing of innocent Vietnamese. There are lessons for the Americans to learn. Will they be willing to learn them?

5.0 out of 5 stars Against the Vietnam War, July 3, 2002

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This review is from: Against the Vietnam War: Writings by Activists (Paperback)

'At (Mary Susannah Robbins') 25th class reunion at Harvard she attended a symposium, "Vietnam: The Choices We Made." After the event, she recalls, "In Harvard Square it seemed that the sidewalk was glass, that below lay the rubble of the Vietnam War on which American society was built, and that no one was looking down... So I would look down, I would not deny it any longer: I would look at the war and the antiwar movement, so inextricable."
Robbins assembled essays from 24 writers -- 19 men, five women... The authors include some of the best known opponents of the war -- Eugene McCarthy, Joan Baez, Daniel Berrigan, Howard Zinn, Martin Luther King Jr.-- and some of the less known....'
Colman McCarthy, The Washington Post