Aid Under Fire : Nation Building and the Vietnam War /

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"In the aftermath of World War II, as longstanding empires collapsed and former colonies struggled for independence, the US employed new diplomatic tools to counter challenges to its interests across the globe. Among the most important new strategies was development assistance-the attempt to st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elkind, Jessica Breiteneicher, 1976-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Operations Mission to Vietnam.
Technical assistance, American.
Politics and government.
Nation-building.
Military assistance, American.
Intercultural communication.
Economic history.
Economic assistance, American.
Diplomatic relations.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Economic assistance, American > Vietnam (Republic)
Military assistance, American > Vietnam (Republic)
Intercultural communication > Vietnam (Republic) > Case studies.
Technical assistance, American > Vietnam (Republic)
Nation-building > Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam (Republic)
United States.
Vietnam (Republic) > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam (Republic) > Economic conditions.
Vietnam (Republic) > Politics and government.
Case studies.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : building South Vietnam
  • "The Virgin Mary is going south" : refugee resettlement in South Vietnam
  • Civil servants and cold warriors : technical assistance in public administration
  • Sowing the seeds of discontent : American agricultural-development programs in South Vietnam
  • Policing the insurgency : police administration and internal security in South Vietnam
  • Teaching loyalty : educational development and the strategic hamlet program
  • Conclusion : "Ears of stone."

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