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To Build as Well as Destroy American Nation Building in South Vietnam / Andrew J. Gawthorpe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gawthorpe, Andrew J., author.
- , Knowledge Unlatched, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Civil Operations and Rural Development Support.
- United States.
- United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Office of Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support.
- Nation-building--Vietnam (Republic).
- Nation-building.
- Vietnam (Republic)--Politics and government.
- Vietnam (Republic).
- United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam (Republic).
- Vietnam (Republic)--Foreign relations--United States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2018.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Biography/History:
- Andrew J. Gawthorpe is a University Lecturer at Leiden University. He previously held positions as a teaching fellow at the UK Defence Academy, a research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a civil servant in the British Cabinet Office. You can read his work in publications such as Foreign Affairs, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Stars and Stripes, and The National Interest, and follow him on X @andygawt.
- Summary:
- "This book is about the history of U.S. nation-building efforts in South Vietnam from 1965 to 1973"-- Provided by publisher.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index.
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781501712098
- 1501712098
- 9781501709456
- 1501709453
- OCLC:
- 1126001363
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access.
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