Aid Under Fire [electronic resource] : Nation Building and the Vietnam War / Jessica Elkind.

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"In the aftermath of World War II, as longstanding empires collapsed and former colonies struggled for independence, the US employed new diplomatic tools to counter challenges to its interests across the globe. Among the most important new strategies was development assistance-the attempt to strengt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Elkind, Jessica Breiteneicher, 1976- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2016]
Series:	Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace
Subjects:	United States. > Operations Mission to Vietnam. Nation-building > Vietnam (Republic) Technical assistance, American > Vietnam (Republic) Intercultural communication > Vietnam (Republic) > Case studies. Military assistance, American > Vietnam (Republic) Economic assistance, American > Vietnam (Republic) Vietnam (Republic) > Politics and government. Vietnam (Republic) > Economic conditions. United States > Foreign relations > Vietnam (Republic) Vietnam (Republic) > Foreign relations > United States.
Genre:	Case studies.
Online Access:	ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2016 (Ebook Central @ Proquest) EBSCO eBooks: 2016 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2016 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Aid Under Fire: Nation Building and the Vietnam War
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Introduction: building South Vietnam
"The Virgin Mary is going south": refugee resettlement in South Vietnam
Civil servants and cold warriors: technical assistance in public administration
Sowing the seeds of discontent: American agricultural-development programs in South Vietnam
Policing the insurgency: police administration and internal security in South Vietnam
Teaching loyalty: Educational development and the strategic hamlet program
Conclusion: "Ears of stone".