The end of victory culture : cold war America and the disillusioning of a generation / Tom Engelhard...
The end of victory culture : cold war America and the disillusioning of a generation / Tom Engelhard...
The end of victory culture : cold war America and the disillusioning of a generation / Tom Engelhardt.
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New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1995.
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N973.9/34
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English
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Physical content
viii, 351 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
I. War Story. 1. Triumphalist Despair. 2. Story Time. 3. Ambush at Kamikaze Pass. 4. Premonitions: The Asian Death of Victory Culture -- II. Containments (1945-1962). 1. War Games. 2. The X Marks the Spot. 3. The Enemy Disappears. 4. The Haunting of Childhood. 5. Entering the Twilight Zone -- III. T...
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Publisher
New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1995.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1995.
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Summary
The End of Victory Culture is an autopsy of a once vital American myth: the cherished belief that triumph over a less-than-human enemy was in the American grain, a birthright and a national destiny. This book is a compelling account of how a national narrative of triumph through which Americans bad always sustained themselves as a people underwent...
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The end of victory culture : cold war America and the disillusioning of a generation / Tom Engelhardt.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-331) and index.
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c1995.
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N973.9/34
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74VK78WmprWy
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ISBN
0465019846
9780465019847 :
0465019846 :
9780465019847
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973.9
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991022912939702626
