{"product_id":"cambodia-and-kent-state-in-the-aftermath-of-nixons-expansion-of-the-vietnam-war-paperback","title":"Cambodia and Kent State: In the Aftermath of Nixon's Expansion of the Vietnam War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames A. Tyner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMindy Farmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresident Nixon's announcement on April 30, 1970, that US troops were invading neutral Cambodia as part of the ongoing Vietnam War campaign sparked a complicated series of events with tragic consequences on many fronts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Cambodia, the invasion renewed calls for a government independent of western power and influence, eventually resulting in a civil war and the rise of the Khmer Rouge. Here at home, Nixon's expansion of the war galvanized the longstanding anti-Vietnam War movement, including at Kent State University, leading to the tragic shooting deaths of four students on May 4, 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis short book concisely contextualizes these events, filling a gap in the popular memory of the 1970 shootings and the wider conceptions of the war in Southeast Asia. In three brief chapters, James A. Tyner and Mindy Farmer provide background on the decade of activism around the United States that preceded the events on Kent State's campus, an overview of Cambodia's history and developments following the US incursion, and a closing section on historical memory--poignantly tying together the subject matter of the preceding chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs we grapple with the legacy of the Kent State shootings, Tyner and Farmer assert, we should also grapple with the larger context of the protests, of the decision to bomb and invade a neutral country, and the violence and genocide that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames A. Tyner is professor of geography at Kent State University and a fellow of the American Association of Geographers. He is the author of 18 books, including \u003cem\u003eWar, Violence, and Population: Making the Body Count\u003c\/em\u003e, which received the AAG Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Contribution to Geography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindy Farmer is director of the May 4 Visitors Center and assistant professor of history at Kent State University. Previously she served as the founding education specialist at the federal Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44306532991078,"sku":"9781606354056","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/YmhWNGNjNGFNV2dGQURka0ZkSklNQT09.webp?v=1767696960","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/cambodia-and-kent-state-in-the-aftermath-of-nixons-expansion-of-the-vietnam-war-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}