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Women on War: Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag, and Diana Trilling Debate the Vietnam War.

The article discusses the public debate over the Vietnam War conducted in the 1960s among three American women intellectuals: Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag, and Diana Trilling. McCarthy and Sontag condemned U.S. foreign policy and the spread of capitalist culture, while Trilling was more moderate. The...

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Publicado en:Women's Studies Vol. 37; no. 8; pp. 987 - 1008
Autor principal: FUCHS-ABRAMS, SABRINA
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2008
Materias:
Sontag, Susan, 1933-2004
McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989
Trilling, Diana
Women intellectuals
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Twentieth century
Intellectual life
Public opinion
United States
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Sumario:The article discusses the public debate over the Vietnam War conducted in the 1960s among three American women intellectuals: Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag, and Diana Trilling. McCarthy and Sontag condemned U.S. foreign policy and the spread of capitalist culture, while Trilling was more moderate. The article explores the issues the debate raises about the role of public intellectuals in society.