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Author Boczar, Amanda Jean Chapman, 1987- author.

Title An American brothel : sex and diplomacy during the Vietnam War / Amanda Boczar
Published Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022
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Description 1 online resource (viii, 274 pages) : illustrations
Series The United States in the world
United States in the world.
Contents Introduction: The political legacies of personal encounters -- Vietnam in the American mind from the Colonial Era through the 1950s -- Morale, morality, and the "American brothel" -- Vietnamese eradication efforts and the Americanization of sexual policy -- Love and companionship -- The policing and policy problems of sexual violence -- De-escalation and the collapse of an industry -- Conclusion: Reframing the diplomatic history of the Vietnam War
Summary "This book is a study of the diplomatic, political, and cultural impacts of sexual relationships and sexual violence involving US service members and Vietnamese civilians during the Vietnam War"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 21, 2022)
Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects
Soldiers -- Sexual behavior -- Political aspects -- Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Women
HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War
Military relations
Social aspects
Women
SUBJECT United States -- Military relations -- Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam (Republic) -- Military relations -- United States
Subject United States
Vietnam (Republic)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021013343
ISBN 9781501761379
1501761374
1501761366
9781501761362