The American war in contemporary Vietnam
Subtitle: transnational remembrance and representation
By: Christina Schwenkel.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780253353061; 9780253220769
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Foreign public opinion, Vietnamese; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Influence; Public opinion -- Vietnam; Vietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam
Description: Christina Schwenkel explores how the 'American War' is remembered and commemorated in Vietnam. She looks at monuments, museums, cemetaries, battlefield tours and related sites, and offers an assessment of they ways in which Vietnamese and American memories of the war intersect.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.