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Author Taylor, Sandra C.

Title Vietnamese women at war : fighting for Ho Chi Minh and the revolution / Sandra C. Taylor
Published Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [1999]
©1999

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Description x, 170 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Series Modern war studies
Modern war studies.
Contents 1. Revolutionary Women -- 2. War in the Delta, War in the Jungles -- 3. From Uprising to Protracted War -- 4. The Long-Haired Warriors -- 5. Youth at War -- 6. War in the North -- 7. After the Shooting Stopped
Summary Taylor relates how this war for liberation from foreign oppressors also liberated Vietnamese women from centuries of Confucian influence that had made them second-class citizens. She reveals that Communism's promise of freedom from those strictures influenced their involvement in the war, and also shares the irony that their sex gave them an advantage in battle or subterfuge over Western opponents blinded by gender stereotypes. As their country continues to modernize, Vietnamese Women at War preserves the stories of the "long-haired warriers" while they remain alive and before the war fades from memory. By showing that they were not victims of war but active participants, it offers a wholly unique perspective on that conflict. This rare study reveals much about gender roles and cultural differences and reminds us of the ever-present human dimension of war
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Vietnamese.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Women -- Interviews.
Women and the military -- Vietman -- History
Women soldiers -- Vietman -- History
Women -- Vietnam -- Interviews.
SUBJECT Vietnam http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79032186 -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002455 -- Women http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006249 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
Genre/Form Biographies.
LC no. 98035715
ISBN 070060927X
0700612564