Peace Now! American Society and the Ending of the Vietnam War 0300078110, 9780300078114

How did the protests and support of ordinary American citizens affect their country's participation in the Vietnam

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English Pages 308 [328] Year 1999

Peace Now! American Society and the Ending of the Vietnam War
0300078110, 9780300078114

Author / Uploaded
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. The Social Consensus
3. Students
4. African Americans
5. Women
6. Labor
7. Minority Mentalities and the Vietnam War
Notes
Index

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