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To build as well as destroy : American nation building in South Vietnam
- Title
- To build as well as destroy : American nation building in South Vietnam / Andrew J. Gawthorpe.
- Author
- Gawthorpe, Andrew J.
- Publication
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 19-215 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- x, 245 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book is about the history of U.S. nation-building efforts in South Vietnam from 1965 to 1973"--
- Subjects
- United States
- Nation-building
- United States > Military Assistance Command, Vietnam > Office of Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support
- United States > Foreign relations > Vietnam (Republic)
- United States > Military Assistance Command, Vietnam > Civil Operations and Rural Development Support
- Diplomatic relations
- Politics and government
- Nation-building > Vietnam (Republic)
- Vietnam (Republic) > Foreign relations > United States
- Vietnam (Republic) > Politics and government
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-215
- ISBN
- 9781501712807
- 1501712802
- LCCN
- 2018022112
- 40028697429
- OCLC
- 1028905027
- Author
- Gawthorpe, Andrew J., author.
- Title
- To build as well as destroy : American nation building in South Vietnam / Andrew J. Gawthorpe.
- Publisher
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Gawthorpe, Andrew J. To build as well as destroy. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501709456 (DLC) 2018022514
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028697429
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-215