Friendly fire, in this instance, refers not merely to a tragic error of war, witnessed at least as much in Vietnam as in American wars before and since - it also refers, metaphorically, to America's war with itself during the Vietnam years. Starting from this point, Kinney's book considers the concept of "friendly fire" from multiple vantage points, and portrays the Vietnam age as a crucible where America's cohesive image of itself shattered - pitting soldiers against superiors, doves against hawks, feminism against ...
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Friendly fire, in this instance, refers not merely to a tragic error of war, witnessed at least as much in Vietnam as in American wars before and since - it also refers, metaphorically, to America's war with itself during the Vietnam years. Starting from this point, Kinney's book considers the concept of "friendly fire" from multiple vantage points, and portrays the Vietnam age as a crucible where America's cohesive image of itself shattered - pitting soldiers against superiors, doves against hawks, feminism against patriarchy, racial fear against racial tolerance. Through the use of extensive evidence from the film and popular fiction of Vietnam (for example, Kovic's "Born on the Fourth of July", Didion's "Democracy", O'Brien's "Going After Cacciato", Rabe's "Sticks and Stones and Streamers"), Kinney draws a powerful picture of a nation politically, culturally, and socially divided, and a war that has been memorialized as a contested site for art, media, politics, and ideology.
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Near Fine. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Near Fine Hardcover. Clean And Tight. Hundreds Of Memoirs, Novels, Plays, And Movies Have Been Devoted To The American War In Vietnam. In Spite Of The Great Variety Of Mediums, Political Perspectives And The Degrees Of Seriousness With Which The War Has Been Treated, Katherine Kinney Argues That The Vast Majority Of These Works Share A Single Story: That Of Americans Killing Americans In Vietnam. Friendly Fire, In This Instance, Refers Not Merely To A Tragic Error Of War, It Also Refers To America's War With Itself During The Vietnam Years. Starting From This Point, This Book Considers The Concept Of "Friendly Fire" From Multiple Vantage Points, And Portrays The Vietnam Age As A Crucible Where America's Cohesive Image Of Itself Is Shattered--Pitting Soldiers Against Superiors, Doves Against Hawks, Feminism Against Patriarchy, Racial Fear Against Racial Tolerance. Through The Use Of Extensive Evidence From The Film And Popular Fiction Of Vietnam (I.E. Kovic's Born On The Fourth Of July, Didion's Democracy, O'brien's Going After Cacciato, Rabe's Sticks And Bones And Streamers), Kinney Draws A Powerful Picture Of A Nation Politically, Culturally, And Socially Divided, And A War That Has Been Memorialized As A Contested Site Of Art, Media, Politics, And Ideology.
Add this copy of Friendly Fire: American Images of the Vietnam War to cart. $52.72, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Oxford University Press.
