Youth Mobilization in Vichy Indochina and Its Legacies, 1940 to 1970 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780739128114)

To what extent, and precisely how, are nationalism and patriotism transnational processes? Youth Mobilization in Vichy Indochina and Its Legacies analyzes the causes and consequences of state-sponsored patriotic youth associations during World War II in French Indochina. Providing an historical account of the transnational policy process of youth mobilization during World War II, this book describes how officials transplanted French doctrines to Indochina with sensitivity toward the varying local political contexts and cultural traditions the French believed they had found there. Engaging the work of Benedict Anderson on nationalism in the Third World, Raffin details the mechanisms by which a set of French colonial practices and discourses sponsored by the colonial state promoted nationalism among local youth and helped to lead the countries of the former French Indochina toward militaristic regimes. This well-researched volume provides a valuable contribution to a period of Indochinese history that is still little studied, and is important reading for students and scholars of colonial history who seek a long-term historical perspective on empire and post-empire state building.

Author: Anne Raffin
ISBN-10: 0739128116
ISBN-13: 9780739128114
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 282
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.44w x 0.79d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 174