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Book/Printed Material To build as well as destroy : American nation building in South Vietnam

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Title

  • To build as well as destroy : American nation building in South Vietnam

Summary

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

Names

  • Gawthorpe, Andrew J., author

Created / Published

  • Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018.

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.

Headings

  • -  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)
  • -  United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam (Republic)
  • -  Vietnam (Republic)--Foreign relations--United States
  • -  Vietnam (Republic)--Politics and government

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DS556.9

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018022514

Rights Advisory

Access Advisory

  • Unrestricted online access.

Online Format

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  • epub
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Gawthorpe, Andrew J., Author. To build as well as destroy: American nation building in South Vietnam. [Ithaca New York: Cornell University Press, 2018] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018022514/.

APA citation style:

Gawthorpe, A. J. (2018) To build as well as destroy: American nation building in South Vietnam. [Ithaca New York: Cornell University Press] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018022514/.

MLA citation style:

Gawthorpe, Andrew J., Author. To build as well as destroy: American nation building in South Vietnam. [Ithaca New York: Cornell University Press, 2018] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2018022514/>.