Between War and the State

Civil Society in South Vietnam, 1954–1975

Van Nguyen-Marshall

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English

Southeast Asia Program Publications, Cornell University
15 July 2023

Asian history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Military history; Vietnam War; Ethnic studies

In Between War and the State, Van Nguyen-Marshall examines an array of voluntary activities, including mutual-help, professional, charitable, community development, student, women's, and rights organizations active in South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975. By bringing focus to the public lives of South Vietnamese people, Between War and the State challenges persistent stereotypes of South Vietnam as a place without society or agency. Such robust associational life underscores how an active civil society survived despite difficulties imposed by the war, government restrictions, economic hardship, and external political forces. These competing political forces, which included the United States, Western aid agencies, and Vietnamese communist agents, created a highly competitive arena wherein the South Vietnamese state did not have a monopoly on persuasive or coercive power. To maintain its influence, the state sometimes needed to accommodate groups and limit its use of violence. Civil society participants in South Vietnam leveraged their social connections, made alliances, appealed to the domestic and international public, and used street protests to voice their concerns, secure their interests, and carry out their activities.

By: Van Nguyen-Marshall
Imprint: Southeast Asia Program Publications, Cornell University
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9781501770579
ISBN 10: 1501770578
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 15 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Introduction: Theory and Scope 1. The Historical and Political Landscape 2. Sociability and Associational Life in South Vietnam 3. Performing Social Service in South Vietnam 4. Voluntary Efforts in Social and Community Development 5. Social and Political Activism of Students in South Vietnam 6. S.ng Thn Newspaper and the ""Highway of Horror"" Project 7. The Fight for Rights and Freedoms in the 1970s Conclusion: Challenges and Possibilities in Comparative Context"

Van Nguyen-Marshall is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Trent University. She is the author of In Search of Moral Authority.