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Unencumbered by History
Deborah Wilson Overstreet
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Description for Unencumbered by History
Hardback. An in-depth study of twenty-eight young adult novels published between 1967 and 1997 about the Vietnam war. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Unencumbered by History is an in-depth study of twenty-eight young adult novels published between 1967 and 1997 about the Vietnam war. The novels touch on all aspects of the war, dealing with issues from a number of well-considered perspectives. The novels are divided into categories depending upon their subject matter and approach. One category addresses actual combat in Vietnam from the perspective of drafted infantrymen, nurses, and the Vietnamese themselves. A second group of novels is set in America during the war and focus on the antiwar movement and potential draftees and enlistees. The third group of novels concerns the ... Read more
Unencumbered by History is an in-depth study of twenty-eight young adult novels published between 1967 and 1997 about the Vietnam war. The novels touch on all aspects of the war, dealing with issues from a number of well-considered perspectives. The novels are divided into categories depending upon their subject matter and approach. One category addresses actual combat in Vietnam from the perspective of drafted infantrymen, nurses, and the Vietnamese themselves. A second group of novels is set in America during the war and focus on the antiwar movement and potential draftees and enlistees. The third group of novels concerns the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810835351
SKU
V9780810835351
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Ref
99-15
About Deborah Wilson Overstreet
Deobrah Wilson Overstreet is an Assistant Professor in the Curriculum and Instruction Department of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She has published articles in Statement, Signal, and The ALAN Review, and regularly reviews young adult fiction for Signal.
Reviews for Unencumbered by History
Persuasive and carefully documented, the book does a particularly good job of demonstrating how the juvenile fictional world of Vietnam varies from historical reality....Anyone interested in the Vietnam War, American cultural memory, or contemporary juvenile fiction will find this book a thoughtful reading experience.
CHOICE
A powerful, in-depth study.
Knowledge Quest
...an important introduction to the ... Read more
CHOICE
A powerful, in-depth study.
Knowledge Quest
...an important introduction to the ... Read more