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Military Victory and the Difficult Tasks of Reconciliation in Vietnam: A Cautionary Tale
Author(s) -
Long Ngô Vĩnh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
peace and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1468-0130
pISSN - 0149-0508
DOI - 10.1111/pech.12041
Subject(s) - victory , ideology , spanish civil war , accommodation , political science , polarization (electrochemistry) , political economy , vietnam war , law , development economics , sociology , economics , politics , psychology , chemistry , neuroscience
The problems of reconciliation and accommodation following the Vietnam War are still extremely pronounced. Polarization in social, economic, and ideological terms created by the long war is still evident. Repression of civil society during the war and military “victory” created difficulties for national reconciliation, integration, and development.