{"product_id":"the-country-of-memory-remaking-the-past-in-late-socialist-vietnam-asia-local-studies-global-themes-volume-3","title":"The Country of Memory: Remaking the Past in Late Socialist Vietnam (Asia: Local Studies \/ Global Themes) (Volume 3)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Country of Memory: Remaking the Past in Late Socialist Vietnam (Asia: Local Studies \/ Global Themes) (Volume 3)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJohn Tai, Hue-Tam Ho; Bodnar\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e0520222679\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eUniversity of California Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2001\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"The Country of Memory: Remaking the Past in Late Socialist Vietnam (Asia: Local Studies \/ Global Themes) (Volume 3) | John Tai, Hue-Tam Ho; Bodnar | Paperback | 0520222679 | Used: Like New | Asian History 1584755","offer_id":50623550030082,"sku":"1584755","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/61sVZILRezL.jpg?v=1791209289","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/the-country-of-memory-remaking-the-past-in-late-socialist-vietnam-asia-local-studies-global-themes-volume-3","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}