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Apocalypse then :

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0814782345

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0814782620

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9780814782347

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9780814782620

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b415760

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Apocalypse then :

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[Book]

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American intellectuals and the Vietnam War, 1954-1975 /

First Statement of Responsibility

Robert R. Tomes

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xi, 293 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index

Text of Note

A long time in the comin' : American intellectuals and the Cold War, 1945-1963 -- Consensus and commitment : American intellectuals and Vietnam, 1954-1963 -- The search for order : from Diem to Pleiku, November 1963 to January 1965 -- Skepticism and dissent : from Rolling Thunder to Tet, February 1965 to January 1968 -- The collapse of the liberal consensus, 1968 -- The twilight of liberalism, 1969-1975

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Prior to the Vietnam War, American intellectual life rested comfortably on shared assumptions and often common ideals. Intellectuals largely supported the social and economic reforms of the 1930s, the war against Hitler's Germany, and U.S. conduct during the Cold War. By the early 1960s, a liberal intellectual consensus existed. The war in Southeast Asia shattered this liberal consensus by causing a relentless series of crises which effectively undermined its fundamental assumptions. Throughout these years, a sense of passion and urgency prevailed, as idealism, optimism, and American exceptionalism gave way to disillusionment, pessimism, and a diminished confidence in and trimmed expectations for American life. For all involved, the war in Vietnam assumed apocalyptic dimensions, as somehow the very best or very worst America had to offer seemed at stake

Intellectuals-- Political activity-- United States-- History-- 20th century

Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- Influence

Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- United States

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Tomes, Robert R

Date of Transaction

20160712063155.0

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[Book]

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