The unimagined community proposes a reexamination of the Vietnam War from a perspective that has been largely excluded from historical accounts of the conflict, that of the South Vietnamese. Challenging the conventional view that the war was a struggle between the Vietnamese people and US imperialism, the study presents a wide-ranging investigation of South Vietnamese culture, from political philosophy and psychological warfare to popular culture and film. Beginning with a genealogy of the concept of a Vietnamese "culture," as the latter emerged during the colonial period, the book concludes with a reflection on the rise of popular culture during the American intervention. Reexamining the war from the South Vietnamese perspective, The unimagined community pursues the provocative thesis that the conflict, in this early stage, was not an anti-communist crusade, but a struggle between two competing versions of anticolonial communism.
| ISBN: | 9781526162502 |
| Publication date: | 15th February 2022 |
| Author: | Duy Lap Nguyen |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Series: | Cultural History of Modern War |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural history Military history: post-WW2 conflicts Asian history |
The unimagined community proposes a reexamination of the Vietnam War from a perspective that has been largely excluded from historical accounts of the conflict, that of the South Vietnamese. Challenging the conventional view that the war was a struggle between the Vietnamese people and US imperialism, the study presents a wide-ranging investigation of South Vietnamese culture, from political philosophy and psychological warfare to popular culture and film. Beginning with a genealogy of the concept of a Vietnamese "culture," as the latter emerged during the colonial period, the book concludes with a reflection on the rise of popular culture during the American intervention. Reexamining the war from the South Vietnamese perspective, The unimagined community pursues the provocative thesis that the conflict, in this early stage, was not an anti-communist crusade, but a struggle between two competing versions of anticolonial communism.
The Unimagined Community features in the following genres: Social and cultural history, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Asian history
The Unimagined Community is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Unimagined Community was written by Duy Lap Nguyen and published by Manchester University Press
The Unimagined Community has 296 pages
Yes it is part of Cultural History of Modern War series
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