M.I.A.: Analysis of the POW/MIA Myth in American Political Culture

A historical and political analysis by H. Bruce Franklin of the POW/MIA issue in the United States following the Vietnam War. The work investigates the fabrication and evolution of the belief in live prisoners of war into a powerful cultural myth. It was authored by a scholar from the University of California, Irvine, and is sourced from the paperswithcode platform.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the construction of political narratives based on the description of the myth's fabrication.
• Studying the role of media and culture in shaping public memory based on the mention of movies and novels.
• Examining government-public relations and conspiracy theories based on the described public distrust of official accounts.
• Researching the socio-political impact of war based on the described emotional cost to families and the public.

Strengths

• Authored by a named academic, H. Bruce Franklin, from a specific institution, University of California, Irvine.
• The description provides a detailed, scrupulous research scope covering a multi-decade political and cultural phenomenon.

Limitations

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Provenance

Source

H. Bruce Franklin, University of California, Irvine

Collection Method

Scrupulous research and investigation as described in the summary.

Time Range

Focuses on the period from 1969 through the 1980s, referencing events almost two decades after the Vietnam War.

Geography

Primarily the United States, with reference to Southeast Asia (Vietnam/Indochina).