To Build as Well as Destroy : American Nation Building in South Vietnam / / Andrew J. Gawthorpe.
"This book is about the history of U.S. nation-building efforts in South Vietnam from 1965 to 1973"--
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, New York : : Cornell University Press,, 2018. ©2018. |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (231 pages) |
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Table of 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.