Atrocity, authenticity and American exceptionalism: (ir)rationalising the massacre at My Lai
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The My Lai Massacre of 1968 is discussed in relation to American national discourse, with a focus on the challenge to American exceptionalism. A response to atrocities committed by Americans has been to regard them as inevitable aspects of war or as reflections of basic human ethical ambivalence.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 2003
Public affairs, Ethics, Vietnam, History, Massacres, Ethical aspects, Military aspects, 20th century AD, United States history, My Lai Massacre, 1968, United States history, 1945-, American identity
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 2003
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War and the reconfiguring of American Indian society
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This article discusses the social, cultural, and psychological impact of war on Native American soldiers' identities. Topics include stereotype, heroism, honor, and depression.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 2001
Psychological aspects, Soldiers, Native Americans, Wars, War, Culture, Identity, Personality and culture, Ethnic identity, Personality (Psychology)
Publication Name: Journal of American Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0021-8758
Year: 2001
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Subjects list: Social aspects, United States
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