{"id":12924,"date":"2023-02-06T08:22:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T08:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usvietnamcenter.uoregon.edu\/?p=12924"},"modified":"2023-04-24T11:05:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T11:05:58","slug":"the-republic-of-vietnam-1955-1975-vietnamese-perspectives-on-nation-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usvietnamcenter.uoregon.edu\/the-republic-of-vietnam-1955-1975-vietnamese-perspectives-on-nation-building\/","title":{"rendered":"The Republic of Vietnam, 1955-1975: Vietnamese Perspectives on Nation Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Republic of Vietnam, 1955-1975: Vietnamese Perspectives on Nation Building<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editors: Tuong Vu and Sean Fear<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cornell Southeast Asia Publications, Cornell University Press, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book presents the testimonies of 14 prominent figures who reminisced on their hard work and illustrious careers that helped build the Republic of Vietnam and make it thrive during a brutal war. These figures include government officials, military commanders, educators, artists, journalists and writers, and their unique perspectives greatly enrich our understanding of important political, security, economic, social and cultural developments of postcolonial noncommunist South Vietnam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the important questions discussed in the book are: How was economic sovereignty transferred from France to the Republic of Vietnam in its early days? How did South Vietnam cope with the enormous economic and security challenges of Vietnamization? How could South Vietnam achieve such a widely acclaimed success in its land reform in the early 1970s? How did the modern and dynamic educational system of South Vietnam emerge? What did the war look like from the eyes of a young female South Vietnamese war correspondent? How did Saigon journalists struggle to defend freedom of the press? How did the successful cinema industry in South Vietnam develop from scratch? How much freedom did South Vietnamese writers enjoy and what hardship did they face under communist rule after the death of the Republic? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being the legitimate government of South Vietnam during 1955-1975, the Republic of Vietnam has been demonized and neglected in much historical scholarship. Yet the Republic was a major player in the conflict and any history of the Vietnam War worth its name must take it seriously.  Scholars and students of the Vietnam War will have much to appreciate from this book. Vietnamese or those of Vietnamese heritage will read the book and come away with an understanding of modern Vietnamese history that most other books on the subject cannot offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praises:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This valuable collection includes perspectives that have been consistently overlooked in the historiography of the War. Readers are afforded not only South Vietnamese perspectives, but also those of civil servants, soldiers, police officers, educators, writers, artists, and journalists. This is also one of the few works in which South Vietnamese women’s voices are heard.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Nguyen-Marshall, Trent University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Republic of Vietnam<\/em> is a primer and a demand for a more comprehensive, Vietnamese-written works of history…Thanks to Tuong Vu and Sean Fear’s efforts, the thoughts, impressions, and words of these pivotal individuals in South Vietnamese history have been preserved.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diacritics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/td>Title<\/td><\/tr>
Introduction<\/td>Nation Building in War: The Experience of Republican Vietnam, 1955-1975 — Tuong Vu and Sean Fear<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 1<\/td>Coping with Changes and War, Building Foundation for Growth — Nguy\u1ec5n \u0110\u1ee9c C\u01b0\u1eddng<\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 2<\/td>The Birth of Central Banking, 1955-1956 — V\u0169 Qu\u1ed1c Th\u00fac<\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 3<\/td>Reform or Collapse: Economic Challenges to the Republic of Vietnam, 1969-1973 — Ph\u1ea1m Kim Ng\u1ecdc<\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 4<\/td>Land Reform and Agricultural Development in the Republic of Vietnam, 1968-1975 — Cao V\u0103n Th\u00e2n<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 5<\/td>Striving for a Lasting Peace: The 1973 Vietnam Peace Accords and Aftermath — Ho\u00e0ng \u0110\u1ee9c Nh\u00e3<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 6<\/td>Public Security and the National Police of the Republic of Vietnam — Tr\u1ea7n Minh C\u00f4ng<\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 7<\/td>Reflections of a Frontline Soldier — B\u00f9i Quy\u1ec1n                                                                                                                                    <\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 8<\/td>Philosophy and Development of Education in the Republic of Vietnam, 1954-1975 — Nguy\u1ec5n H\u1eefu Ph\u01b0\u1edbc<\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 9<\/td>Personal Reflections on the Educational System under the Republic of Vietnam, 1955-1975 — V\u00f5 Kim S\u01a1n<\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 10<\/td>Life and Work of a Journalist in the Republic of Vietnam — Ph\u1ea1m Tr\u1ea7n<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 11<\/td>The Vietnam War in the Eyes of a Vietnamese War Correspondent — V\u0169 Thanh Th\u1ee7y<\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 12<\/td>South Vietnam\u2019s Campaign for Freedom of Press: The Trial of S\u00f3ng Th\u1ea7n<\/em>, Oct. 31, 1974 — Tr\u00f9ng D\u01b0\u01a1ng Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Th\u00e1i<\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 13<\/td>Writers of the Republic of Vietnam — Nh\u00e3 Ca (translated by Tr\u00f9ng D\u01b0\u01a1ng Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Th\u00e1i)<\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 14<\/td>The Cinema Industry in South Vietnam during the Vietnam Conflict (1954-1975)  — Ki\u1ec1u Chinh<\/td><\/tr>
Chapter 15<\/td>Vietnamese-Americans and the Neglect of the Republic of Vietnam in the Historical Memory — Nu-Anh Tran, University of Connecticut<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Appendix<\/td>Note on the Memoirs of South Vietnamese Officials and Military Officers — Tuan Hoang, Pepperdine University<\/td><\/tr>
Biographies<\/td>Biographies of Editors and Contributors<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editors: Tuong Vu and Sean Fear
\nPublisher: Cornell Southeast Asia Publications, Cornell University Press,
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