Beyond combat : women and gender in the Vietnam War era /

"Beyond combat : women and gender in the Vietnam War incorporates new voices into the Vietnam War narrative by looking at women's experiences. It also examines the ways in which ideas about masculinity shaped the American GI experience in Vietnam, ultimately how some American men and women...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stur, Heather Marie
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Women.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Participation, Female.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Social aspects.
Women > United States > History > 20th century.
Women > Vietnam > History > 20th century.
Sex role > United States > History > 20th century.
Sex role > Vietnam > History > 20th century.
Masculinity > United States > History > 20th century.
Masculinity > Vietnam > History > 20th century.
Online Access:Book review (H-Net)
Book review (H-Net)
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505 0 |a Vietnamese women in the American mind: gender, race, and the Vietnam War -- "She could be the girl next door": the Red Cross SRAO in Vietnam -- "We weren't called soldiers, we were called ladies": WACs and nurses in Vietnam -- Gender and America's "faces of domination" in Vietnam -- Liberating men and women: antiwar GIs speak out against the warrior myth -- Conclusion: "You've come a long way ... maybe": gender after Vietnam. 
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