Between Sacrifice and Desire - National Identity and the Governing of Femininity in Vietnam

This title explores the role of women in the politics of national identity in Vietnam. Drawing on diverse primary resources--including state news media, government contests, tabloid journalism, and extensive interviews--the author examines the intimate connection between notions of Vietnamese femininity and the cultural quandaries of modernity in post-colonial Vietnam. The book covers the socialist and market reform periods (from the 1950s through the 1990s) and examines women's central place--as both symbols and disciplined subjects--in Vietnam's socialist modernization and ongoing capitalist transition.

List of contents

Introduction; Part 1 Media and Governmentality; Chapter 1 Defining the ";New Vietnamese Woman"; Chapter 2 Building Civility through Happy Families; Chapter 3 Governmental Entertainment; Part 2 Mediated Subjects and Identity Struggle; Chapter 4 On the Uncivil Margins; Chapter 5 Market Morality; Chapter 6 Conclusion;

About the author

Ashley Pettus

Summary

Drawing on extensive and diverse primary resources, this title explores the role of women in the politics of national identity in Vietnam.

Product details

• Authors: Ashley Pettus, Pettus Ashley
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780415944311
• ISBN: 978-0-415-94431-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Vietnam, Zweite Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1950 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Asiatische Geschichte, Politische Strukturen und Prozesse, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Women, Regional Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General