TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taylor, Philip
AB  - Vietnam’s shift to a market-based society has brought about profound realignments in its people’s relations with each other. As the nation continues its retreat from the legacies of war and socialism, significant social rifts have emerged that divide citizens by class, region and ethnicity. By drawing on social connections as a traditional resource, Vietnamese are able to accumulate wealth, overcome marginalisation and achieve social mobility. However, such relationship-building strategies are also fraught with peril for they have the potential to entrench pre-existing social divisions and lead to new forms of disconnectedness. This book examines the dynamics of connection and disconnection in the lives of contemporary Vietnamese. It features 11 chapters by anthropologists who draw upon research in both highland and lowland contexts to shed light on social capital disparities, migration inequalities and the benefits and perils of gift exchange. The authors investigate ethnic minority networks, the politics of poverty, patriotic citizenship, and the ‘heritagisation’ of culture. Tracing shifts in how Vietnamese people relate to their consociates and others, the chapters elucidate the social legacies of socialism, nation-building and the transition to a globalised market-based economy. With compelling case studies and including many previously unheard perspectives, this book offers original insights into social ties and divisions among the modern Vietnamese.
DO  - 10.26530/OAPEN_607534
ID  - OAPEN ID: 607534
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 933708646
KW  - post-socialism
KW  - social relations
KW  - anthropology
KW  - vietnam
KW  - Cambodia
KW  - Leprosy
KW  - Minority group
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/e8ed67bf-3423-409c-a72e-1b3f16c8da9e/607534.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32726
PB  - ANU Press
PY  - 2016
SN  - 9781925022926
TI  - Connected and Disconnected in Viet Nam: Remaking Social Relations in a Post-socialist Nationnull
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