02228oam 22005294a 450 991031522990332120230621140507.01-5017-1209-81-5017-0945-310.1515/9781501709456(CKB)4100000007824002(MiAaPQ)EBC5965030(OCoLC)1126001363(MdBmJHUP)muse67662(DE-B1597)503495(DE-B1597)9781501709456(ScCtBLL)a571d663-d8c9-4b47-a970-e39277dd0f65(EXLCZ)99410000000782400220180507d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTo Build as Well as DestroyAmerican Nation Building in South Vietnam /Andrew J. GawthorpeIthaca, New York :Cornell University Press,2018.©2018.1 online resource (231 pages)1-5017-1280-2 Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index.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."This book is about the history of U.S. nation-building efforts in South Vietnam from 1965 to 1973"--Provided by publisher.Nation-buildingVietnam (Republic)Vietnam (Republic)Politics and governmentUnited StatesForeign relationsVietnam (Republic)Vietnam (Republic)Foreign relationsUnited StatesElectronic books. Vietnam War, unseen oral histories, failure of U.S to achieve victory, Washington, non-Communist state in South Vietnam.Nation-building959.704/31Gawthorpe Andrew J.913039MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910315229903321To Build as Well as Destroy2045259UNINA