Saigon At War - South Vietnam and the Global Sixties

An examination of the political and cultural dynamism of the Republic of Vietnam until its collapse on April 30, 1975.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The Heart of South Vietnam: Saigon in the Sixties; 2. A Tradition of Activism 3. South Vietnam's Sixties Youth; 4. South Vietnam and the World; 5. Building Connections Between the People and the Government; 6. Saigon After Tet; 7. The Catholic Opposition and Political Repression; 8. Saigon in the Seventies; Conclusion.

About the author

Heather Marie Stur is Professor of History at the University of Southern Mississippi and the author of The U.S. Military and Civil Rights Since World War II (2019) and Beyond Combat: Women and Gender in the Vietnam War Era (2011).

Summary

South Vietnamese activists, intellectuals, students, and professionals had multiple visions for Vietnam's future as an independent nation. In expressing their views in the press and in public demonstrations, they performed democracy even as the Saigon government and US intervention stymied the development of democratic institutions.

Product details

• Authors: HEATHER STUR, Heather Stur, Heather (University of Southern Mississippi) Stur, Heather Marie Stur, Heather Marie (University of Southern Missis Stur, Heather Marie (University of Southern Mississippi) Stur, Stur Heather Marie
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781107161924
• ISBN: 978-1-107-16192-4
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Us Foreig; Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vietnam, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Asian History, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)