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UNINA9910315229903321 |
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Autore |
Gawthorpe Andrew J. |
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Titolo |
To Build as Well as Destroy : American Nation Building in South Vietnam / / Andrew J. Gawthorpe |
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Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2018 |
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©2018 |
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ISBN |
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1-5017-1209-8 |
1-5017-0945-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (231 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nation-building - Vietnam (Republic) |
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Vietnam (Republic) Politics and government |
United States Foreign relations Vietnam (Republic) |
Vietnam (Republic) Foreign relations United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book is about the history of U.S. nation-building efforts in South Vietnam from 1965 to 1973"-- |
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