The Vietnam Syndrome: Impact on Us Foreign Policy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333711279)

This book focuses on the 'Vietnam Syndrome' - the effects for the United States of the American defeat in the Vietnam War. It argues that a full understanding of the Syndrome requires a proper appreciation of key shaping elements in Vietnamese and American history. Attention is given to the racial genocide that attended the birth of the United States, to US imperialism and capitalism, and to the Cold War framework. The nature of America as a plutocracy is emphasised, followed by profiles of policy options and three specific issues: post-war Vietnam, El Salvador and Iraq.

Author: G. Simons
ISBN-10: 0333711270
ISBN-13: 9780333711279
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/27/1997
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d