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Highlights
- Why did the USA become involved in Vietnam?
- About the Author: Dr Pablo de Orellana is a Lecturer in International Relations at the War Studies Department, King's College London, UK.
- 272 Pages
- Political Science, International Relations
Description
Book Synopsis
Why did the USA become involved in Vietnam? What led US policy makers to become convinced that Vietnam posed a threat to American interests? In The Road to Vietnam, Pablo de Orellana traces the origins of the US-Vietnam War back to 1945-1948 and the diplomatic relations fostered in this period between the US, France and Vietnam, during the First Vietnam War that pitted imperial France against the anti-colonial Vietminh rebel alliance.With specific focus on the representation of the parties involved through the processes of diplomatic production, the book examines how the groundwork was laid for the US-Vietnam War of the 60's and 70's. Examining the France-Vietminh conflict through poststructuralist and postcolonial lenses, de Orellana reveals the processes by which the US and France built up the perception of Vietnam as a communist threat. Drawing on archival diplomatic texts, the representation of political identity between diplomatic actors is examined as a cause leading up to American involvement in the First Vietnam War, and will be sure to interest scholars in the fields of fields of diplomatic studies, international relations, diplomatic history and Cold War history.
Review Quotes
The Road to Vietnam accomplishes a remarkable feat: saying something truly fresh and important about the origins of the U.S. embroilment in Vietnam, a topic that historians have investigated from innumerable angles over many years. Through meticulous analysis of evidence from three countries and dexterous use of cultural theory, Pablo de Orellana convincingly shows how policymakers crafted a particular understanding of Vietnam and the country's significance to the Cold War. In the process, De Orellana models an approach that scholars would do well to apply to other international conflicts.
Professor Mark Atwood Lawrence, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Insightful and persuasive.
Global Military Studies Review
About the Author
Dr Pablo de Orellana is a Lecturer in International Relations at the War Studies Department, King's College London, UK.Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .58 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Political Science
Sub-Genre: International Relations
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Pablo de Orellana
Language: English
Street Date: September 9, 2021
TCIN: 94261451
UPC: 9780755637126
Item Number (DPCI): 247-34-6055
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.58 inches length x 6.14 inches width x 9.21 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.85 pounds
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