Vietnam's Lost Revolution: Ngô Đình Diệm's Failure to Build an Independent Nation, 1955-1963

ISBN-13: 9781107097889 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 278 str.

Geoffrey Stewart

Opis

This book analyzes the origins of the Vietnam War, examining President Ngo Dinh Diem's efforts to build a modern, independent nation amongst internal struggles.

Recenzje

'Vietnam's Lost Revolution is certainly one of the greatest scholarly works on the Diem period to date. Its academic merits are substantial.' Mark Schell, H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

Spis treści

1. A temporary expedient: the origins of civic action in Vietnam; 2. Nationalism and welfare improvement in the Republic of Vietnam; 3. Revolution, community development, and the construction of Diệm's Vietnam; 4. 'Bettering the people's conditions of existence': civic action and community development, 1957–9; 5. Civic action and insurgency; 6. The strategic Hamlet program and civic action in retreat; Conclusion: Vietnam's lost revolution.