Rethinking Camelot: JFK, the Vietnam War, and U.S. Political Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0896084590
- ISBN-13
- 9780896084599
- Series
- Rethinking Camelot
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 172
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Authors
- Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor & Professor of Linguistics, South End Press
Description
This book is a thorough analysis of John F. Kennedy's role in the U.S. invasion of Vietnam and a probing reflection of the elite political culture that allowed and encouraged the Cold War.
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