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Vietnamese women at war, fighting for Ho Chi Minh and the revolution, Sandra C. Taylor

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Vietnamese women at war, fighting for Ho Chi Minh and the revolution, Sandra C. Taylor

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Vietnamese women at war

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bibliography

Oclc number

39443856

Responsibility statement

Sandra C. Taylor

Series statement

Modern war studies

Sub title

fighting for Ho Chi Minh and the revolution

Summary

[The author] relates how this war for liberation from foreign oppressors also liberated Vietnamese women from centuries of Confucian influence that had made them second-class citizens. She reveals that Communism's promise of freedom from those strictures influenced their involvement in the war, and also shares the irony that their sex gave them an advantage in battle or subterfuge over Western opponents blinded by gender stereotypesAs their country continues to modernize, [this book] preserves the stories of the "long-haired warriers" while they remain alive and before the war fades from memory. By showing that they were not victims of war but active participants, it offers a wholly unique perspective on that conflict. This rare study reveals much about gender roles and cultural differences and reminds us of the ever-present human dimension of war

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