Between Sacrifice and Desire: National Identity and the Governing of Femininity in Vietnam (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415944311)

This title explores the role of women in the politics of national identity in Vietnam. Drawing on diverse primary resources--including state news media, government contests, tabloid journalism, and extensive interviews--the author examines the intimate connection between notions of Vietnamese femininity and the cultural quandaries of modernity in post-colonial Vietnam. The book covers the socialist and market reform periods (from the 1950s through the 1990s) and examines women's central place--as both symbols and disciplined subjects--in Vietnam's socialist modernization and ongoing capitalist transition.

Author: Ashley Pettus
ISBN-10: 0415944317
ISBN-13: 9780415944311
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2003
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.32w x 0.76d