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Author Gawthorpe, Andrew J., author.

Title To build as well as destroy : American nation building in South Vietnam / Andrew J. Gawthorpe.

Publication Info. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018.

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Description 1 online resource
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Summary "This book is about the history of U.S. nation-building efforts in South Vietnam from 1965 to 1973"-- Provided by publisher
Note This work is licensed under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
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Subject United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support.
United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Civil Operations and Rural Development Support.
United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support
United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Civil Operations and Rural Development Support
Nation-building -- Vietnam (Republic)
United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam (Republic) -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Vietnam (Republic) -- Politics and government.
Reconstruction d'une nation -- Viêt-nam (République)
États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- Viêt-nam (République)
History -- Military.
HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
Diplomatic relations
Nation-building
Politics and government
United States
Vietnam (Republic)
Indexed Term Vietnam War, unseen oral histories, failure of U.S to achieve victory, Washington, non-Communist state in South Vietnam.
Other Form: Print version: Gawthorpe, Andrew J. To build as well as destroy. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501712807 (DLC) 2018022112
ISBN 9781501709456 (pdf)
1501709453 (pdf)
9781501712098 (epub/mobi)
1501712098 (epub/mobi)
9781501712807
1501712802
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AU@ 000065261149
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