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Copyright © 2008 by the Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Chapter 4, “Vietnam Flashbacks,” copyright © 2008 by Roger Stahl 11 10 09 08 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The rhetoric of the new political documentary / edited by Thomas W. Benson and Brian J. Snee. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-8093-2836-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-8093-2836-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Documentary films—United States—History and criticism. 2. United States—Politics and government—2001– I. Benson, Thomas W. II. Snee, Brian J. PN1995.9.D6R495 2008 070.1'8—dc22 2007036644 Printed on recycled paper. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1992. ∞ ...

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