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."