Bibliograph

History wars, the Enola Gay and other battles for the American past, edited by Edward T. Linenthal and Tom Engelhardt

Type

Label

History wars, the Enola Gay and other battles for the American past, edited by Edward T. Linenthal and Tom Engelhardt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-291)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

History wars

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

34077658

Responsibility statement

edited by Edward T. Linenthal and Tom Engelhardt

Sub title

the Enola Gay and other battles for the American past

Summary

From the "taming of the West" to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the portrayal of the past has become a battleground at the heart of American politics. --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction : history under siege / Tom Engelhardt and Edward T. Linenthal -- Anatomy of a controversy / Edward T. Linenthal -- Three narratives of our humanity / John W. Dower -- Patriotic orthodoxy and American decline / Michael S. Sherry -- Whose history is it anyway? Memory, politics, and historical scholarship / Paul Boyer -- History at risk : the case of the Enola Gay / Richard H. Kohn -- Culture war, history front / Mike Wallace -- Dangerous history : Vietnam and the "good war" / Marilyn B. Young -- The victors and the vanquished / Tom Engelhardt

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