Paul Benedikt Glatz

Vietnam's Prodigal Heroes

American Deserters, International Protest, European Exile, and Amnesty

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines young American war refusers and transnational activism during the Vietnam War.

Produktdetails

• War and Society in Modern American History
• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 819g
• ISBN-13: 9781793616708
• ISBN-10: 1793616701
• Artikelnr.: 60153799

Autorenporträt

Paul Benedikt Glatz is independent scholar.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Reconstructing a Marginalized History
Chapter 1: Stepping Out: The Appearance of American Deserters and the
International Debate on War
Refusal
Chapter 2: The Deserters' 1968: Exile Organizing, Politicization and the
Struggle for Recognition
Chapter 3: Asylum and Exile: Consolidation of the Swedish Sanctuary,
Community Building and Exile
Culture
Chapter 4: Amnesty: Deserters and the Debate over Clemency, Exoneration,
and Vindication of Vietnam
War Resisters
Conclusion: History, Memory and Activism