Between Sacrifice And Desire

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
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Aug 21, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 041586500X
• | ISBN-13: 9780415865005