America, the Vietnam War, and the World: Comparative and International Perspectives

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139052368

This book presents perspectives on the Vietnam War, its global repercussions, and the role of this war in modern history. The volume reveals 'America's War' as an international event that reverberated all over the world: in domestic settings of numerous nation-states, combatants and non-combatants alike, as well as in transnational relations and alliance systems. The volume thereby covers a wide geographical range - from Berkeley and Berlin to Cambodia and Canberra. The essays address political, military, and diplomatic issues no less than cultural and intellectual consequences of 'Vietnam'. The authors also set the Vietnam War in comparison to other major conflicts in world history; they cover over three centuries, and develop general insights into the tragedies and trajectories of military conflicts as phenomena of modern societies in general. For the first time, 'America's War' is thus depicted as a truly global event whose origins and characteristics deserve an interdisciplinary treatment.

'… the editors have sought to promote new perspectives on the American war … provide a welcome antidote to the smothering 'Americanization' (p.6) of the conflict's historiography.'

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Frontmatter
pp i-xii
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Introduction
pp 1-24
America’s War and the World
- By Andreas W. Daum, Lloyd C. Gardner, Wilfried Mausbach
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Part One - Relocating Vietnam Comparisons in Time and Space
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1 - A Colonial War in a Postcolonial Era
pp 27-42
The United States’ Occupation of Vietnam
- By Michael Adas
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2 - Visions of the Asian Periphery
pp 43-64
Vietnam (1964–1968) and the Philippines (1898–1900)
- By Fabian Hilfrich
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3 - The Challenge of Revolutions and the Emergence of Nation-States
pp 65-88
British Reactions to the Foundation of the United States and American Responses to the Socialist Republic ofVietnam, 1780–1980
- By T. Christopher Jespersen
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4 - Peripheral War: A Recipe for Disaster?
pp 89-104
The United States in Vietnam and Japan in China
- By John Prados
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5 - The Panmunjom and Paris Armistices
pp 105-122
Patterns of War Termination
- By Jeffrey Kimball
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6 - Versailles and Vietnam
pp 123-148
Coming to Terms with War
- By Sabine Behrenbeck
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Part Two - International Relations and the Dynamics of Alliance Politics
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7 - Who Paid for America’s War?
pp 151-174
Vietnam and the International Monetary System, 1960–1975
- By Hubert Zimmermann
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8 - America Isolated
pp 175-196
The Western Powers and the Escalation of the War
- By Fredrik Logevall
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9 - Bamboo in the Shadows
pp 197-220
Relations Between the United States and Thailand During the Vietnam War
- By Arne Kislenko
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10 - The Strategic Concerns of a Regional Power
pp 221-236
Australia’s Involvement in the Vietnam War
- By Peter Edwards
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11 - People’s Warfare Versus Peaceful Coexistence
pp 237-256
Vietnam and the Sino-Soviet Struggle for Ideological Supremacy
- By Eva-Maria Stolberg
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Part Three - Recasting Vietnam: Domestic Scenes and Discourses
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12 - The Center-Left Government in Italy and the Escalation of the Vietnam War
pp 259-278
- By Leopoldo Nuti
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13 - Auschwitz and Vietnam
pp 279-298
West German Protest Against America’s War During the 1960s
- By Wilfried Mausbach
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14 - The World Peace Council and the Antiwar Movement in East Germany
pp 299-320
- By Günter Wernicke
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15 - All Power to the Imagination!
pp 321-340
- By Barbara L. Tischler
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16 - Vietnam
pp 341-356
Many Wars?
- By Lloyd C. Gardner
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Index
pp 357-371
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-xii

Introduction
pp 1-24

Part One - Relocating Vietnam Comparisons in Time and Space

1 - A Colonial War in a Postcolonial Era
pp 27-42

2 - Visions of the Asian Periphery
pp 43-64

3 - The Challenge of Revolutions and the Emergence of Nation-States
pp 65-88

4 - Peripheral War: A Recipe for Disaster?
pp 89-104

5 - The Panmunjom and Paris Armistices
pp 105-122

6 - Versailles and Vietnam
pp 123-148

Part Two - International Relations and the Dynamics of Alliance Politics

7 - Who Paid for America’s War?
pp 151-174

8 - America Isolated
pp 175-196

9 - Bamboo in the Shadows
pp 197-220

10 - The Strategic Concerns of a Regional Power
pp 221-236

11 - People’s Warfare Versus Peaceful Coexistence
pp 237-256

Part Three - Recasting Vietnam: Domestic Scenes and Discourses

12 - The Center-Left Government in Italy and the Escalation of the Vietnam War
pp 259-278

13 - Auschwitz and Vietnam
pp 279-298

14 - The World Peace Council and the Antiwar Movement in East Germany
pp 299-320

15 - All Power to the Imagination!
pp 321-340

16 - Vietnam
pp 341-356

Index
pp 357-371

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