Understanding and Teaching the Vietnam War

Name/Title

Understanding and Teaching the Vietnam War

Entry/Object ID

2020.011

Description

Offers a wealth of resources for teachers at the secondary and university levels. An introductory section features essays by eminent Vietnam War Scholars George Herring and Marilyn Young, who reflect on teaching developments since their first pioneering classes on the Vietnam War in the early 1970s. A methods section includes essays that address specific methods and materials and discuss the use of music and film, the White House tapes, oral histories, the Internet, and other multimedia to infuse fresh and innovative dimensions to teaching the war. A topical section offers essays that highlight creative and effective ways to teach important topics, drawing on recently available primary sources and exploring the war's most critical aspects - the Cold War, decolonization, Vietnamese perspectives, the French in Vietnam, the role of the Hmong, and the Tet Offensive. Every essay in the volume offers classroom-tested pedagogical strategies and detailed practical advice.

Collection

Education

Book Details

Author

Matthew Masur Brad Austin, Tully, John Day

Publisher

University of Wisconsin Press

Date Published

2013

Publication Language

English

Call No.

959.704

ISBN

978-0-299-29414-4