{"product_id":"the-country-of-memory-3-hue-tam-ho-tai-9780520222670","title":"The Country of Memory: Remaking the Past in Late Socialist Vietnam Volume 3","description":"The American experience in the Vietnam War has been the subject of a vast body of scholarly work, yet surprisingly little has been written about how the war is remembered by Vietnamese themselves. \u003ci\u003eThe Country of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e fills this gap in the literature by addressing the subject of history, memory, and commemoration of the Vietnam War in modern day Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis pathbreaking volume details the nuances, sources, and contradictions in both official and private memory of the War, providing a provocative assessment of social and cultural change in Vietnam since the 1980s. Inspired by the experiences of Vietnamese veterans, artists, authorities, and ordinary peasants, these essays examine a society undergoing a rapid and traumatic shift in politics and economic structure. Each chapter considers specific aspects of Vietnamese culture and society, such as art history, commemorative rituals and literature, gender, and tourism. The contributors call attention to not only the social milieu in which the work of memory takes place, but also the historical context in which different representations of the past are constructed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from a variety of sources, such as prison memoirs, commemorative shrines, funerary rituals, tourist sites and brochures, advertisements, and films, the authors piece together the disparate representations of the past in Vietnam. With these rare perspectives, \u003ci\u003eThe Country of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e makes an important contribution to debates within postcolonial studies, as well as to the literature on memory, Vietnam, and the Vietnam War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hue-Tam Ho Tai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520222679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520222670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.05w x 0.76d","brand":"Hue-Tam Ho Tai","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919940911359,"sku":"9780520222670","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_347bcb87-0886-4ab9-bffd-0fb5f61b09bd.jpg?v=1680812752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-country-of-memory-3-hue-tam-ho-tai-9780520222670","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}