Between War and the State

Van Nguyen-Marshall

Description

In Between War and the State, Van Nguyen-Marshall examines an array of voluntary activities, including mutual-help, professional, charitable, community development, student, women's, and rights organizations active in South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975. By bringing focus to the public lives of South Vietnamese people, Between War and the State challenges persistent stereotypes of South Vietnam as a place without society or agency. Such robust associational life underscores how an active civil society survived despite difficulties imposed by the war, government restrictions, economic hardship, and external political forces. These competing political forces, which included the United States, Western aid agencies, and Vietnamese communist agents, created a highly competitive arena wherein the South Vietnamese state did not have a monopoly on persuasive or coercive power. To maintain its influence, the state sometimes needed to accommodate groups and limit its use of violence. Civil society participants in South Vietnam leveraged their social connections, made alliances, appealed to the domestic and international public, and used street protests to voice their concerns, secure their interests, and carry out their activities.

Sujets

• Histoire
• Military history
• Ethnic studies
• Vietnam
• Vietnam War
• Southeast Asia
• History of Asia
• Viêt Nam

Informations

• Publié par: Cornell University Press
• Date de parution: 15 juillet 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781501770593
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

Extrait

BETWEEN WAR AND THE STATE

BETWEEN WAR AND THE STATE Cîvî Socîey în Sou Vîenam, –

Van NGuyEn-MaRShaLL

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Names: Nguyen-Marsa, Van, – auor. Tîe: Beween war and e sae : cîvî socîey în Sou Vîenam, – / Van Nguyen-Marsa. Descrîpîon: ïaca : Soueas Asîa Program Pubîcaîons, an împrîn o Corne Unîversîy Press, . | ïncudes bîbîograpîca reerences and îndex. ïdenîIers: CCN  (prîn) | CCN  (ebook) | ïSBN  (ardcover) | ïSBN  (paperback) | ïSBN  (pd) | ïSBN  (epub) Subjecs: CS: Cîvî socîey—Vîenam (Repubîc) | Assocîaîons, însîuîons, ec.—Vîenam (Repubîc) | Vîenam War, –— Socîa aspecs. | Socîa acîon—Vîenam (Repubîc) | Poîîca parîcîpaîon—Vîenam (Repubîc) | Vîenam (Repubîc)—Socîa condîîons. CassîIcaîon: CC N..A N  (prîn) | CC N..A (ebook) | DDC .—dc/eng/ C record avaîabe a ps://ccn.oc.gov/ C ebook record avaîabe a ps://ccn.oc.gov/

Cover îmage: Suden proes aong e oî Sree, Saîgon, . VA, George Krîzansky Coecîon, Vîenam Cener and Sam Jonson Vîenam Arcîve, Texas Tec Unîversîy.

ïn memory o my parens, Nguyễn Văn Toan and Trần Hị Han, wo sowed me wa resîîence ooks îke

Contents

Acknowedgmens Abbrevîaîons Map o Vîenam, –

ïnroducîon: Heory and Scope 1.  He îsorîca and Poîîca andscape 2.  Socîabîîy and Assocîaîona îe în Sou Vîenam 3.  Perormîng Socîa Servîce în Sou Vîenam 4.  Vounary Efors în Socîa and Communîy Deveopmen 5.  Socîa and Poîîca Acîvîsm o Sudens în Sou Vîenam 6. Sóng hầnNewspaper and e “îgway o orror” Projec 7.  He Fîg or Rîgs and Freedoms în e s Concusîon: Caenges and Possîbîîîes în Comparaîve Conex

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Acknowledgments

ï îs ard o know were o begîn. ï began researcîng îs book more an a decade ago, and e deb ï încurred aong e way îs weîgy. ï wî sar by ank- îng e Canadîan Socîa Scîences and umanîîes Researc Councî or und- îng muc o e researc. Hîs undîng aowed me o conduc researc în Vîenam and în e Unîed Saes. ï am graeu o e Vîenam Academy o Socîa Scîences and e Souern ïn- sîue or Socîa Scîences în o Cî Mîn Cîy or acîîaîng and osîng my many researc vîsîs. Heîr suppor was crîîca în obaînîng access o arcîves and îbrarîes and conducîng înervîews. ï am ruy graeu or eîr ep. He arcî- vîss and saf a e Naîona Arcîves ïï, as we as e Genera Scîences îbrary în o Cî Mîn Cîy, provîded învauabe assîsance. ï ank em or puîng up wî my many requess. ï am aso graeu o Corne Unîversîy îbrary or îs open-door poîcy, wîc gave me access o Corne’s rîc and vauabe coecîon o Repubîcan-era perîodîcas and pubîcaîons. ï ank e saf a e Oîn îbrary, Kroc Asîan îbrary, and Dîvîsîon o Rare and Manuscrîp Coecîons or eîr rîendy and proessîona assîsance. A sîncere ank you o e oks a Corne Unîversîy Press and Soueas Asîa Program Pubîcaîons, especîay Sara Grossman or akîng a cance on îs projec and or er sewardsîp durîng e manuscrîp-o-book process. JacquynTeoandedamyquerîeswîpaîenceandcarîy.Aspecîaank you o e wo revîewers, wose commens and suggesîons were însîgu and consrucîve. Heîr înpu made îs book beer. Any remaînîng sorcomîngs are e resu o my înabîîy o uy oow eîr suggesîons. He poograps în îs voume came rom arry aman, Ngy Han, and e Vîenam Cener and Sam Jonson Vîenam Arcîve a Texas Tec Unîver- sîy. ï ank em or granîng me permîssîon o use ese poograps. He map was expery creaed by Torono carograper Jef Aen. Capers  and  were prevîousy pubîsed în eJournal o Vîenamese Sud- îesandWar and Socîey, respecîvey. ï am anku or e opporunîy o pubîs my work în ese eseemed journas and or eîr permîssîon o repubîs ese pîeces ere. Bo capers ave been revîsed and conaîn addîîona înormaîon. My researc assîsans durîng dîferen egs o e projec were îmmensey epu. ï wîs o ank Derek îpman, Nguyễn Hu Vân, Mîcee Nguyen, and

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