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Title The Republic of Vietnam, 1955-1975 : Vietnamese perspectives on nation building / edited by Tuong Vu and Sean Fear
Published Ithaca : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2019
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Description 1 online resource (vi, 198 pages)
Contents Coping with changes and war, building foundation for growth -- The birth of central banking, 1955-1956 -- Reform or collapse : economic challenges during Vietnamization -- Land reform and agricultural development, 1968-1975 -- Striving for a lasting peace : the Paris Accords and aftermath -- Public security and the national police -- Reflections of a frontline soldier -- The philosophies and development of a free education -- Personal reflections on the educational system -- Life and work of a journalist -- The Vietnam War in the eyes of a Vietnamese war correspondent -- Song Than's campaign for press freedom -- Writers of the Republic of Vietnam -- The cinema industry -- The neglect of the Republic of Vietnam in the American historical memory -- Political, military, and cultural memoirs in Vietnamese
Summary "Presents a collection of translated first-hand accounts of South Vietnamese military and civilian officials and prominent civilians who helped build the Republic of Vietnam"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 17, 2020)
Subject HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia
Civilization
Politics and government
Nationenbildung
SUBJECT Vietnam (Republic) -- Politics and government
Vietnam (Republic) -- Civilization
Subject Vietnam (Republic)
Südvietnam
Form Electronic book
Author Vu, Tuong, 1965- editor.
Fear, Sean, 1984- editor.
LC no. 2019013608
ISBN 9781501745140
150174514X
1501745158
9781501745157