Beyond Combat

Women and Gender in the Vietnam War Era

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ID19906546
AuthorsHeather Marie Stur (University of Southern Mississippi, corresponding author)
Year2011
Publication date2011-09-26
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueBeyond Combat (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511980534
OpenAlexW4242834439
Open LibraryOL24839848M
ISBN9780511980534
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Beyond Combat investigates how the Vietnam War both reinforced and challenged the gender roles that were key components of American Cold War ideology. Refocusing attention onto women and gender paints a more complex and accurate picture of the war's far-reaching impact beyond the battlefields. Encounters between Americans and Vietnamese were shaped by a cluster of intertwined images used to make sense of and justify American intervention and use of force in Vietnam. These images included the girl next door, a wholesome reminder of why the United States was committed to defeating Communism, and the treacherous and mysterious 'dragon lady', who served as a metaphor for Vietnamese women and South Vietnam. Heather Stur also examines the ways in which ideas about masculinity shaped the American GI experience in Vietnam and, ultimately, how some American men and women returned from Vietnam to challenge homefront gender norms

Communism · Girl · Ideology · Intervention (counseling) · Masculinity · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Vietnam War · Vietnamese · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · History · Law · Psychology · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies · 1961-1975 · 20th century · Female Participation · Sex role · Social aspects · united states · Vietnam · Women

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