The scar that binds
Subtitle: American culture and the Vietnam War
By: Keith Beattie.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- United States; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Influence; United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
Description: In The Scar That Binds, Keith Beattie examines the central metaphors of the Vietnam War and their manifestations in American culture and life. Blending history and cultural criticism in a lucid style, this provocative book discusses an ideology of unity that has emerged through widespread rhetorical and cultural references to the war.

A critique of this ideology reveals three dominant themes structured in a range of texts: the "wound," "the voice" of the Vietnam veteran, and "home." The analysis of each theme draws on a range of sources, including film, memoir, poetry, written and oral history, journalism, and political speeches.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-220) and index.