The pro-war movement : domestic support for the Vietnam War and the making of modern American conservatism

The pro-war movement : domestic support for the Vietnam War and the making of modern American conservatism / Sandra Scanlon.

In the vast literature on the Vietnam War, much has been written about the antiwar movement and its influence on U.S. policy and politics. In this book, Sandra Scanlon shifts attention to those Americans who supported the war and explores the war's impact on the burgeoning conservative politica...

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Main Author: Scanlon, Sandra (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2013].
Series:Culture, politics, and the Cold War.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Public opinion > United States > History > 20th century.
Conservatism > United States > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Political aspects > United States.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Buddhism and politics
Conservatism
Politics and government
Public opinion
United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974.
United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969.
United States > Politics and government > 1961-1963.
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • No substitute for victory : the beginnings of a war
  • The loyal opposition? : the push for victory, 1965-1968
  • Conservatives for Nixon : the domestic politics of Vietnam, 1968-1969
  • From victory to honor : making peace with withdrawal, 1969-1972
  • The search for a new majority : popular support for the war
  • Tell it to Hanoi : student pro-war campaigns
  • Snatching victory : the endings of a war
  • Conclusion : defining the Vietnam War.

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