Vietnam
Vietnam

Author: Shelton Woods

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2002-12-16

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 157607417X

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The only handbook on Vietnam that combines colorful, discursive chapters and supporting reference materials. Beginning with a lengthy introduction to Vietnam's past, this book traces the historical context that serves as a foundation for the present-day society and culture of this Southeast Asian nation. Intended for nonspecialists and other Asian enthusiasts, this work gives readers a thorough understanding of this diverse, richly storied land. From Vietnam's indigenous dynasties to outside influences including Buddhism, Confucianism, Western imperialism, and the Chinese bureaucracy system, the long path to a Vietnamese identity is traced—one that showcases a people's resilience, creativity, and intense love of freedom. This volume includes translations of numerous primary documents. From the narrative sections on Vietnamese history and society to the A–Z format of significant people and events, Vietnam: A Global Studies Handbook brings Vietnam to life.

The American War in Contemporary Vietnam
The American War in Contemporary Vietnam

Author: Christina Schwenkel

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2009-07-13

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0253003318

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Christina Schwenkel's absorbing study explores how the "American War" is remembered and commemorated in Vietnam today -- in official and unofficial histories and in everyday life. Schwenkel analyzes visual representations found in monuments and martyrs' cemeteries, museums, photography and art exhibits, battlefield tours, and related sites of "trauma tourism." In these transnational spaces, American and Vietnamese memories of the war intersect in ways profoundly shaped by global economic liberalization and the return of American citizens as tourists, pilgrims, and philanthropists.

A New Era in U.S.-Vietnam Relations
A New Era in U.S.-Vietnam Relations

Author: Murray Hiebert

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-06-27

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 1442228709

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A New Era of U.S.-Vietnam Relations examines the history of the relationship and offers concrete recommendations for policymakers in both countries to deepen cooperation across each major area of the relationship: political and security ties, trade and economic linkages, and people-to-people connections.

Vietnam's Rural Transformation
Vietnam's Rural Transformation

Author: Benedict J Tria Kerkvliet

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-03-05

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0429982895

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Since the mid-1980s, Vietnam has experienced remarkable economic, political, and social change. This is the first study in English to focus on rural Vietnam — where nearly 80 per cent of its people live, much of its economic production occurs, and political upheavals earlier this century changed the course of history. Analyzing the impact of economic liberalization on the countryside, the contributors note that despite significant improvements in real income for most rural Vietnamese, poverty is still pronounced and socio-economic inequality appears to be growing. The poorest now appear to have less access to educational and health services. Environmental conditions also pose significant problems. Highlighting the dynamic political scene in Vietnam, the contributors also consider the interplay between national policymaking and local pressures and activity.

Vietnam's Children in a Changing World
Vietnam's Children in a Changing World

Author: Rachel Burr

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780813537962

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Draws on the author's daily observations of working children in Hanoi and argues that the youngsters are misunderstood by the majority of agencies that seek to support them. Looking at the experiences of children in contemporary Vietnam, she provides an analysis of how internationally led human rights agendas are often received on the local level.

The Destruction of the Soviet Union
The Destruction of the Soviet Union

Author: D. Lockwood

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-12-22

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0333981561

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Is there a link between the collapse of the Soviet Union, the radical reforms in China and Vietnam, and the current crisis in East Asia? David Lockwood argues that the common factor in each is the crisis of state-controlled economies, besieged by the developing forces of globalization. This book examines the collapse of the Soviet Union not as the 'end of history', or the beginning of a 'new world order', but as an illustration of processes that are taking place the world over. The author concludes that it was globalization that brought down the communist system. Globalization continues to threaten state-controlled economies - from the remaining 'socialist' state to the NICs of East Asia.

Vietnam
Vietnam

Author: Mason Florence

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 652

ISBN-13: 9781864501896

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Intended for the independent traveller, this edition covers recommended places to stay and eat for all budgets and provides information on getting around.

Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam

Author: Herbert Y. Schandler

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2014-07-14

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1400856825

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This book examines the events that led up to the day--March 31, 1968--when Lyndon Johnson dramatically renounced any attempt to be reelected president of the United States. It offers one of the best descriptions of U.S. policy surrounding the Tet offensive of that fateful March--a historic turning point in the war in Vietnam that led directly to the end of American military intervention. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Vietnam
Vietnam

Author: John Prados

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 704

ISBN-13:

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The first major synthesis of the war since 2001, drawing upon a host of newly declassified documents, presidential tapes, and overlooked foreign sources to give the most comprehensive look to date of the war that still haunts America.