Beyond combat women and gender in the Vietnam War era

Beyond combat : women and gender in the Vietnam War era / Heather Marie Stur.

Author/creator	Stur, Heather Marie, 1975-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York : Cambridge University Press,
Description	xiii, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Women. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Participation, Female. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Social aspects. Women--United States --History --20th century. Women--Vietnam --History --20th century. Sex role--United States --History --20th century. Sex role--Vietnam --History --20th century. Masculinity--United States --History --20th century. Masculinity--Vietnam --History --20th century.

Contents	Vietnamese women in the American mind: gender, race, and the Vietnam War -- "She could be the girl next door": the Red Cross SRAO in Vietnam -- "We weren't called soldiers, we were called ladies": WACs and nurses in Vietnam -- Gender and America's "faces of domination" in Vietnam -- Liberating men and women: antiwar GIs speak out against the warrior myth -- Conclusion: "You've come a long way ... maybe": gender after Vietnam.
Abstract	"Beyond combat : women and gender in the Vietnam War incorporates new voices into the Vietnam War narrative by looking at women's experiences. It also examines the ways in which ideas about masculinity shaped the American GI experience in Vietnam, ultimately how some American men and women returned from Vietnam to challenge home front gender norms"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011015050
ISBN	9780521762755 (hardback)
ISBN	0521762758 (hardback)
ISBN	9780521127417 (pbk.)
ISBN	0521127416 (pbk.)

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