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Between Sacrifice and Desire National Identity and the Governing of Femininity in Vietnam
By Ashley Pettus
Copyright 2003
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction; Part 1 Media and Governmentality; Chapter 1 Defining the “;New Vietnamese Woman”; Chapter 2 Building Civility through Happy Families; Chapter 3 Governmental Entertainment; Part 2 Mediated Subjects and Identity Struggle; Chapter 4 On the Uncivil Margins; Chapter 5 Market Morality; Chapter 6 Conclusion;
Biography
Ashley Pettus
