Living with Agent Orange : conversations in postwar Viet Nam / Diane Niblack Fox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fox, Diane Niblack, author.

Series:

Culture and politics of health care work

Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Health aspects--Vietnam.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Chemical warfare--Health aspects.

War victims--Vietnam.

War victims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Path to Open

Place of Publication:

Amherst, Massachusetts : University of Massachusetts Press, [2024]

Summary:

For over half a century, the Vietnamese people have endured the harmful legacies of Agent Orange, the toxic herbicide used by the American military as a type of chemical warfare. While scientists and politicians continue to debate how to best address its human and environmental consequences, the nearly three million Vietnamese whose lives have been shaped by its lingering effects have been largely left out of the conversation. To understand how Agent Orange has impacted the lives and livelihoods of everyday Vietnamese people, Diane Niblack Fox interviewed families and individuals living with its aftereffects across the northern, central, and southern regions of the country. In powerfully written prose, Fox shares the personal accounts of villagers, as they describe caring for loved ones with chronic illnesses and disabilities and their attempts to secure medical and financial assistance. Living with Agent Orange also chronicles the moving stories of rebuilt lives, of family and community support, and of the overriding power of the human spirit.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Forword

Contents

Prologue: "I am still here"-A Family in Thái Bình

Acknowledgments

Note on Methodology, Language, and Measures

Introduction: Agent Orange as Chemical and Metaphor

Part One: Stories from the North-Hà Nam Province and Phủ Lý Town

Chapter One: Phủ Lý: Two Times at War, Three Times Razed

Chapter Two: Kim Bảng District

Chapter Three: Duy Tiên District

Part Two: Stories from the Center-Thừa Thiên Huế Province

Chapter Four: Quảng Thọ: No-Man's-Land (vành đai trắng)

Part Three: Stories from the South-Đồng Nai Province and Biên Hòa City

Chapter Five: Introduction to the Đồng Nai Red Cross

Chapter Six: Xuân Lộc District: "Twelve Days and Nights"

Chapter Seven: Biên Hòa City

Conclusion: Mrs. Hồng's Story

Afterword: Susan Hammond

Notes

Bibliography

Photo Gallery Follows Page

Back Cover.

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on May 31, 2024).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-68575-033-8

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.