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

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

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

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gawthorpe, Andrew J., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press 2018.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
United States. > Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. > Civil Operations and Rural Development Support.
United States. > Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. > Office of Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support.
Nation-building > Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam (Republic) > Politics and government.
United States > Foreign relations > Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam (Republic) > Foreign relations > United States.
Electronic books.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428256406719
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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