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All American Boys - Draft Dodgers in Canada from the Vietnam War (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R2,757
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All American Boys - Draft Dodgers in Canada from the Vietnam War (Hardcover, New): Frank Kusch

All American Boys - Draft Dodgers in Canada from the Vietnam War (Hardcover, New)

Frank Kusch

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This unique study argues that the draft dodgers who went to Canada during the Vietnam War were not always the anti-war radicals portrayed in popular culture. Many were the products of stable, conservative, middle class homes who were more interested in furthering their education and careers than in fighting in Southeast Asia. The conflict in Vietnam was just one cause among many for their deep sense of disaffection from the land of their birth. These expatriates remained quintessentially American, because evading the draft was in their opinion consistant with the very best American traditions of individualism and resistance to undue authority or state servitude.

Although the war was not the only or even the primary reason for their immigration to Canada, it was the final action in response to an increasing sense of alientation from America that many had felt since childhood. Kusch's work also raises questions about what it means to be an American. Intriguingly, it suggests the actions of these expatriates should be seen not merely as a drastic response to the Vietnam war, but as a commitment to the core ideals of American and European thought since the Enlightenment.

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Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2001
First published: August 2001
Authors: Frank Kusch
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97268-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General
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Books > Humanities > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
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LSN: 0-275-97268-2
Barcode: 9780275972684

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