{"product_id":"american-reckoning-paperback-by-christian-g-appy","title":"American Reckoning Paperback by Christian G. Appy","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2016-01-05)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e416\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780143128342\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e343.6\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e21.34 x 13.72 x 2.29\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003ePatriots \u003c\/i\u003eoffers profound insight into Vietnam’s place in America’s self-image\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? In \u003ci\u003eAmerican Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e, Christian G. Appy—author of \u003ci\u003ePatriots\u003c\/i\u003e, the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War—examines the war’s realities and myths and its lasting impact on our national self-perception. Drawing on a vast variety of sources that range from movies, songs, and novels to official documents, media coverage, and contemporary commentary, Appy offers an original interpretation of the war and its far-reaching consequences for both our popular culture and our foreign policy. Authoritative, insightful, and controversial, urgently speaking to our role in the world today, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to grapple honestly with the conflicting lessons and legacies of the Vietnam War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian G. Appy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the author of two previous books on the Vietnam War. His oral history of the war, \u003ci\u003ePatriots\u003c\/i\u003e, was a main selection of Book of the Month Club and won the Massachusetts Book Award for nonfiction. He lives in Amherst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552451874977,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780143128342","price":41.8,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780143128342.jpg?v=1781706532","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/american-reckoning-paperback-by-christian-g-appy","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}