Memorials to shattered myths: Vietnam to 9/11

Although radically different, the Vietnam War, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine High School shootings, and the attacks of 9/11 all shattered myths of national identity. Vietnam was a war the United States didn't win; Oklahoma City revealed domestic terrorism in the heartland; Columbine...

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1. Verfasser: Senie, Harriet F. 1943- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press [2016]
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Zusammenfassung:Although radically different, the Vietnam War, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine High School shootings, and the attacks of 9/11 all shattered myths of national identity. Vietnam was a war the United States didn't win; Oklahoma City revealed domestic terrorism in the heartland; Columbine debunked legends of high school as an idyllic time; and 9/11 demonstrated U.S. vulnerability to international terrorism.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-245) and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (x, 261 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780190248437
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190248390.001.0001

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