Pettus, Ashley,

Between sacrifice and desire : national identity and the governing of femininity in Vietnam / Ashley Pettus. - xi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - East Asia history, politics, sociology, and culture . - East Asia (New York, N.Y.). .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Nationalism, Women and Modernity in Vietnam -- Media and Governmentality -- Defining the "New Vietnamese Woman": National Femininity and the Struggle for Socialist Modernity -- Building Civility through Happy Families: The Women's Union in a New Era -- Governmental Entertainment: The Popular Press and the Policing of Femininity -- Mediated Subjects and Identity Struggle -- On the Uncivil Margins: Feminine Tradition and Economic Aspiration in Phuong Lien -- Market Morality: Negotiating Merchant Identities in Hoan Kiem. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. Pt. 2. 4. 5.

0415944317 9780415944311

2002036623


Women--Conduct of life.--Vietnam
Femininity--Vietnam
Women--Social conditions--Vietnam

HQ1750.5 / .P43 2003

305.4209