The remains of war : bodies, politics, and the search for American soldiers unaccounted for in Southeast Asia /

The remains of war : bodies, politics, and the search for American soldiers unaccounted for in Southeast Asia /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hawley, Thomas M., 1970-
Imprint:	Durham : Duke University Press, 2005.
Description:	xii, 282 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Politics, history, and culture
Subject:	Vietnam War (1961-1975) Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Missing in action -- United States. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Casualties -- United States. Battle casualties. Missing in action. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5700841

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ISBN:	0822335263 (cloth : alk. paper) 0822335387 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-276) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
1. Body Trouble
2. From Unrecoverable to Unaccounted For
3. The Body of the Accounted-For Soldier
4. "Our Stateside MIAS": The Body of the Vietnam Veteran
5. Practices of Memorialization: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Tomb of the Vietnam War Unknown Soldier, and the POW/MIA Flag
6. The Ethics of Accounting
Epilogue: Same as It Ever Was
Notes
Bibliography