Myra Macpherson

Long Time Passing (eBook, ePUB)

Vietnam and the Haunted Generation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This new edition of a classic book on the impact of the Vietnam War on Americans reintroduces the haunted voices of the Vietnam era to a new generation of readers. Based on more than 500 interviews, Long Time Passingis journalist Myra MacPherson's acclaimed exploration of the wounds, pride, and guilt of those who fought and those who refused to fight the war that continues to envelop the psyche of this nation. In a new introduction, Myra MacPherson reflects on what has changed, and what hasn't, in the years since these interviews were conducted, explains the key points of reference from the 1980s that feature prominently in them, and brings the stories of her principal characters up to date. "A haunting chorus of voices, a moving deeply disturbing evocation of an era." - San Francisco Chronicle "A brilliant and necessary book... this stunning depiction of Vietnam's bitter fruit is calculated to agitate even the most complacent American." - Philadelphia Inquirer "There have been many books on the Vietnam War, but few have captured its second life as memory better than Long Time Passing." - Washington Post Book World "Enthralling reading... full of deep and strong emotions." - New York Times

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 736
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780253002761
• Artikelnr.: 47465130

Autorenporträt

Myra MacPherson was a longtime political writer for the Washington Post and was recently cited for her work in a New Yorker profile of the newspaper. She continues to write for national magazines and the Internet.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents:
Introduction
Part I. Long Time Passing
Prologue
1. Two Soldiers
2. The Generation
3. A Different War
4. Southie and the Rebels
Part II. Draft and Protest
1. Draft Board Blues
2. The Chosen
3. The Maimed
4. Hawks and Doves
5. The Scams
6. The Reserves and National Guard
7. Game of Chance
8. Confessions
9. Impressions
Part III. Still in Saigon
1. Post-Traumatic Stress
2. The Afflicted
3. The Criminals
4. The Vet Centers
5. The Disordered
6. The Significant Others
Part IV. Making It
1. Successful Veterans
2. From Losers to Winners
3. The Wounded
Part V. Resistance
1. The Deserters
2. The Exiles
3. The Imprisoned
Part VI. Women and the War
1. Mothers and Fathers
2. The Supp-Hose Five
3. The Warriors
4. Women at the Barricades
Part VII. Vietnam Kaleidoscope
1. Atrocities
2. The Reluctant Warriors
3. The Warriors
4. The Blacks
5. Drugs, Bad Paper, Prison
6. Agent Orange
Epilogue
Glossary
Appendix: Postscript, 1993
Backnotes
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index