Myth of the Addicted Army Vietnam and the Modern War on Drugs

Name: Myth of the Addicted Army Vietnam and the Modern War on Drugs
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ISBN: 9781558497054

ISBN-10: 1558497056

ISBN-13: 9781558497054

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jeremy Kuzmarov

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A probing analysis of the links between the Vietnam War and the evolution of American drug policy.

Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Publication date: 8/31/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Abbreviations Used in the Text


Introduction The Politics of Scapegoating



ï¿½ The Press Has Done a Tremendous Disserviceï¿½: Historical Perspective



Creating the Myth of the ï¿½Nam Junkieï¿½: Mass Media and the Rise of a Drug Scare



Deconstructing the Myth: The Great National Drug Debate of the Sixties and Seventies



ï¿½A Generation of Junkiesï¿½: The Antiwar Movement, the Democratic Party, and the Myth



The Brass Responds, Part I: Nixon's War on Drugs



The Brass Responds, Part II: From Counter Insurgency to Narco-Insurgency in Southeast Asia



ï¿½Get Up You Doped Up Bastard!ï¿½: The Myth in Hollywood and Popular Television



The Crackdown: The Reagan Revolution and the War on Drugs


Conclusion: The Myth Endures


Notes


Bibliography


Index