Making Two Vietnams - War and Youth Identities, 19651975

North and South Vietnamese youths had very different experiences growing up during the Vietnamese War. Their story gives a unique perspective on the conflict.

List of contents

1. Educational systems of the DRV and the RVN; 2. Social organizations in the DRV and the RVN; 3. Publication venues and policies in the DRV and the RVN and prevalent currents in publications; 4. Educational and social narratives through texts in the DRV; 5. Educational and social narratives through texts in the RVN; Conclusion.

About the author

Olga Dror is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Texas A & M University.

Summary

This comparative study of North and South Vietnam, the first of its kind, shows how young Vietnamese were raised during the war. Through the prism of adult-youth relations, it analyzes how the two societies dealt with their wartime experience and strove to shape their futures.

Product details

• Authors: Olga Dror, Olga (Texas a & M University) Dror, Dror Olga
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108470124
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47012-4
• No. of pages: 338
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vietnam, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, c 1960 to c 1970, Social and cultural history, Asian History, Age groups: children, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Age groups: adolescents, c 1970 to c 1980, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Vietnam War