Vietnam Today

Author : Mark A. Ashwill
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781473644380

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Vietnam Today by Mark A. Ashwill Pdf

Vietnam stands at a crossroads. Located in the geographical center of Southeast Asia, Vietnam is a complex mixture of the ancient and the modern. A Soviet-style legacy contrasts with an emerging Western-style market economy. Vietnam is faced with pressing political, social and economic challenges, and yet it is full of hope and potential. Here is a first look at Vietnam in the twenty-first century, a nation undergoing rapid change and opening up to the world. Dr. Mark Ashwill paints a broad picture of Vietnam, past and present, and explores today’s defining issues. Readers come to understand how a two-thousand-year history of foreign invasion, occupation and war has deeply influenced the Vietnamese character. The Chinese, French and U.S. Americans have all left their imprint. Yet the struggle against oppression has infused the Vietnamese with a fierce spirit of nationalism and caution in their dealings with foreigners. Building relationships and trust as a prelude to doing business are critical to the Vietnamese, whether at home or abroad. Vietnam Today reveals the most prominent characteristics of the Vietnamese: their energy and drive, the dominance of group over individual and the paramount importance of maintaining harmony. In doing so, Ashwill and his Vietnamese contributor shed light on many sources of misunderstanding between Vietnamese and Western professionals. But for those who are prepared to take the time to get to know the people, to move at their pace, and to learn about their culture and history, Vietnam can be a land of promise and opportunity.

Author : Gerard Sasges
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789971696986

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It's a Living by Gerard Sasges Pdf

Through 67 interviews and 59 colour photographs, It's a Living reveals the energy and struggle of the world of work in Vietnam today. A goldfish peddler installing aquariums, a business school graduate selling shoes on the sidewalk, a college student running an extensive multi-level sales network, and a girl doing promotions but intent on moving into management, are just a few of the people profiled. Based on frank and freewheeling interviews conducted by students, the book engages a broad range of Vietnamese, both living in Vietnam and abroad, on their feelings about work, life and getting ahead. By providing a ground-level view of the texture of daily working life in the midst of rapid and unsettling change, the book reveals Vietnam today as a place where ordinary people are leveraging whatever assets they have, not just to survive, but to make a better life for themselves, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Author : Mark A. Ashwill
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781931930505

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Vietnam Today by Mark A. Ashwill Pdf

"Pulsating with energy and steeped in dreams." Vietnam stands at a crossroads. Located in the geographical center of Southeast Asia, Vietnam is a complex mixture of the ancient and the modern. A Soviet-style legacy contrasts with an emerging Western-style market economy. Vietnam is faced with pressing political, social and economic challenges, and yet it is full of hope and potential. Here is a first look at Vietnam in the twenty-first century, a nation undergoing rapid change and opening up to the world. Dr. Mark Ashwill paints a broad picture of Vietnam, past and present, and explores today's defining issues. Readers come to understand how a two-thousand-year history of foreign invasion, occupation and war has deeply influenced the Vietnamese character. The Chinese, French and U.S. Americans have all left their imprint. Yet the struggle against oppression has infused the Vietnamese with a fierce spirit of nationalism and caution in their dealings with foreigners. Building relationships and trust as a prelude to doing business are critical to the Vietnamese, whether at home or abroad. Vietnam Today reveals the most prominent characteristics of the Vietnamese: their energy and drive, the dominance of group over individual and the paramount importance of maintaining harmony. In doing so, Ashwill and his Vietnamese contributor shed light on many sources of misunderstanding between Vietnamese and Western professionals. But for those who are prepared to take the time to get to know the people, to move at their pace, and to learn about their culture and history, Vietnam can be a land of promise and opportunity.

Author : V. Largo
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1590333683

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Vietnam by V. Largo Pdf

Vietnam remains a mystery to the American mind. A former enemy which somehow defeated the American war machine with few weapons or uniformed military, Vietnam remains a significant presence in Southeast Asia. This book present issues important to understanding Vietnam today as well as a historical background on the country.

Author : Christina Schwenkel
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780253003317

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The American War in Contemporary Vietnam by Christina Schwenkel Pdf

Christina Schwenkel's absorbing study explores how the "American War" is remembered and commemorated in Vietnam today -- in official and unofficial histories and in everyday life. Schwenkel analyzes visual representations found in monuments and martyrs' cemeteries, museums, photography and art exhibits, battlefield tours, and related sites of "trauma tourism." In these transnational spaces, American and Vietnamese memories of the war intersect in ways profoundly shaped by global economic liberalization and the return of American citizens as tourists, pilgrims, and philanthropists.

Author : Ellen Joy Hammer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Vietnam
ISBN : UOM:39015001825960

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Vietnam Yesterday and Today by Ellen Joy Hammer Pdf

Author : Thuan Le Elston
Publisher : Rand-Smith Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 195054429X

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Rendezvous At The Altar by Thuan Le Elston Pdf

Inspired by the tales of four grandmothers - Thuan Le Elston's and her husband's - Rendezvous at the Altar: From Vietnam to Virginia traces Anne's Southern upbringing to her Mad Men-like married life; Kim's family as they survive French colonialism and the Vietnam War; Mary's transformations through the Great Depression and two marriages; and Ty's migration from Hanoi businesswoman to Arizona matriarch. Through a mother's journal to her children and the four grandmothers' narrations that bridge punk band names to the Temple of Literature, Elston compares gender roles, parenting, aging, and dying in a multicultural family.

Author : Bill Hayton
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300249637

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Vietnam by Bill Hayton Pdf

A much-needed behind-the-scenes survey of an emerging Asian power The eyes of the West have recently been trained on China and India, but Vietnam is rising fast among its Asian peers. A breathtaking period of social change has seen foreign investment bringing capitalism flooding into its nominally communist society, booming cities swallowing up smaller villages, and the lure of modern living tugging at the traditional networks of family and community. Yet beneath these sweeping developments lurks an authoritarian political system that complicates the nation’s apparent renaissance. In this engaging work, experienced journalist Bill Hayton looks at the costs of change in Vietnam and questions whether this rising Asian power is really heading toward capitalism and democracy. Based on vivid eyewitness accounts and pertinent case studies, Hayton’s book addresses a broad variety of issues in today’s Vietnam, including important shifts in international relations, the growth of civil society, economic developments and challenges, and the nation’s nascent democracy movement as well as its notorious internal security. His analysis of Vietnam’s “police state,” and its systematic mechanisms of social control, coercion, and surveillance, is fresh and particularly imperative when viewed alongside his portraits of urban and street life, cultural legacies, religion, the media, and the arts. With a firm sense of historical and cultural context, Hayton examines how these issues have emerged and where they will lead Vietnam in the next stage of its development.

Author : P. J. Honey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Vietnam
ISBN : UOM:39015027797367

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North Vietnam Today by P. J. Honey Pdf

Author : Jonathan D London
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789814279055

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Education in Vietnam by Jonathan D London Pdf

Vietnam is a country on the move. Yet contemporary Vietnam's education system is at a crossroads. Rapid economic growth has permitted rapid increases in the scale and scope of formal schooling, but there is a prevailing sense that the current education system is inadequate to the country’s needs. Sunny assessments of Vietnam's “achievements” in the sphere of education have given way to a realization that the country lacks skilled workers. Some have even spoken of an "education crisis". These are not abstract concerns. What is occurring in Vietnam's education system today has broad implications for the country’s social, political, economic, and cultural development. Featuring contributions from scholars and policy analysts from within and outside Vietnam, Education in Vietnam addresses key issues pertaining to the political economy of education, the provision and payment for primary and secondary education, and the development of vocational and tertiary education. The book marks an important contribution to existing understandings of Vietnam’s education system and contributes to broader understandings of social conditions and change in contemporary Vietnam.

Author : John E. Powers
Publisher : Amherst Media
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 168203402X

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Vietnam Today by John E. Powers Pdf

Welcome to the wonderful and exhilarating world of Vietnam! This book is a celebration of the delightful cultures and rich tapestries of life throughout the country, as seen through the eyes and experiences of an acclaimed travel photographer and Vietnam War veteran. Author John Powers begins with a glimpse up north, sharing images from the Lao Cai region, Hanoi, and then on to Ha Long Bay, where numerous ethnic backgrounds converge and there are still pockets that western cultural influences have barely touched. Moving to the central and southern regions of Vietnam, he provides delightful and moving glimpses into the lifestyles and people of Vietnam's more industrialized and westernized regions. Throughout the engaging images and text, you'll be treated to a tantalizing glimpse into this often misunderstood part of the world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Vietnam
ISBN : UOM:39015023274502

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Vietnam Today by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tim Page
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015013172591

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Ten Years After by Tim Page Pdf

An account of photographer Tim Page's return to Vietnam in 1985.

Author : Quang Trung Thai
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0844816612

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Vietnam Today by Quang Trung Thai Pdf

This text, based on a conference held in Bangkok, Thailand in 1988 is concerned with establishing a better understanding of Vietnam today and developing a more constructive debate in the future.

Author : Joseph R. Yogerst
Publisher : Abbeville Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Social Science
ISBN : IND:30000035384241

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Land of Nine Dragons by Joseph R. Yogerst Pdf

In chapters organized geographically, beginning in Hanoi, working south toward Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), and ending in the Mekong Delta, the author and the photographer explore the country through firsthand encounters with Vietnamese of every sort, showing Vietnam in a 1990s context - the culture, the geography, the resources, the landscapes, and the people. They provide a perfect introduction for the traveler to a country now experiencing a resurgence of tourist and business interest.