{"product_id":"vietnam-and-the-west-9780877277828","title":"Vietnam and the West","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Wynn Wilcox\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Southeast Asia Program Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis sound interpretation of Vietnamese cultural attitudes contends that a major reason for American difficulties in Viet-Nam has been the failure to appreciate how wide the gulf is between Viet-Nam and the West.\u003c\/b\u003e Professor Smith first describes Vietnamese political and social traditions and shows how they were challenged by the West after 1858. He examines Viet-Nam's search for independence and modernization in the first half of this century, contrasts the two governments of the partitioned country during the years 1954-1963, and stresses the critical need to reassess attitudes toward Viet-Nam. His sophisticated, ambitious survey of Viet-Nam history will have a lasting value that sets it apart from the scores of ephemeral books on this country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southeast Asia Program Publications","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46870013313175,"sku":"9780877277828","price":16602.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780877277828.webp?v=1769995468","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/vietnam-and-the-west-9780877277828","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}