To Build as Well as Destroy : American Nation Building in South Vietnam /

To Build as Well as Destroy : American Nation Building in South Vietnam /

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"This book is about the history of U.S. nation-building efforts in South Vietnam from 1965 to 1973"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gawthorpe, Andrew J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. > Civil Operations and Rural Development Support.
United States. > Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. > Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
Politics and government.
Nation-building.
Diplomatic relations.
History > Military.
Nation-building > Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam (Republic)
United States.
Vietnam (Republic) > Politics and government.
Vietnam (Republic) > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Vietnam (Republic)
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the nation-building metaphor
  • The Diem years
  • The Johnson administration and nation-building
  • Setting up CORDS
  • The "opportunity"
  • The Nixon administration and nation-building
  • CORDS and the village system
  • Implementing the village system
  • Conclusion : humility and nation-building.

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