Tours of Vietnam : war, travel guides, and memory / Scott Laderman.

Author/creator Laderman, Scott, 1971-
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham : Duke University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxv, 289 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesAmerican encounters/global interactions
American encounters/global interactions. ^A401985
Contents Introduction : history, tourism, and the question of empire -- Tourism and state legitimacy in the Republic of Vietnam -- Educating private Ryan : tourism and the United States military in postcolonial Vietnam -- "They set about revenging themselves on the population" : the "Hue massacre" and the shaping of historical consciousness -- The new modernizers : naturalizing capitalism in Doi Moi Vietnam -- "The other side of the war" : memory and meaning at the War Remnants Museum -- Epilogue : tourism and the martial fascination.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-270) and index.
LCCN 2008041776
ISBN9780822343967 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822343967 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780822344148 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0822344149 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DS 556.38 .L33 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold