Lewis, Penny

Hardhats, hippies, and hawks : the Vietnam antiwar movement as myth and memory / Penny Lewis. - Ithaca ; London : ILR Press, 2013. - xi, 255 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-245) and index.

Collective memory of Vietnam antiwar sentiment and protest -- The movement's early years : fodder for the image -- Countercurrents in the movement : complicating the class base -- The "counter memory" : working class antiwar sentiment and action I : a rich man's war and a poor man's fight : labor against war -- The "counter memory" : working class antiwar sentiment and action II : resistance and dissent within the armed forces : GIs and veterans join the movement -- Anticipation of the class divide -- "Elite doves" vs. "hardhats" : consolidation of the image.

9780801451744 9780801478567

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Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States.
Peace movements--History--United States--20th century.
Social conflict--History--United States--20th century.
Collective memory--United States.
Memory--Social aspects--United States.

DS559.62.U6 / L49 2013

959.704/31