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OverviewVu tells the story of Vietnamese farmers who have survived a 30-year war of independence and unification, its damaging legacies in their living environment, and the unfamiliar pressure of the market economy. Vietnamese famers are neither simply obedient beneficiaries of policy decisions made by higher authorities nor convention-ridden cyphers. Rather, they are sophisticated decision-makers capable of navigating the changes threatening to disrupt their lives over multiple generations. Vu’s research pays particular attention to those farmers whose families have suffered from direct and indirect exposure to the toxic herbicides popularly known as Agent Orange. She demonstrates that their priority has tended to be the protection of their existing assets, rather than pursuing the promise of new riches, and that this tendency has helped them maintain stability in a turbulent economic environment. A fascinating study for scholars of Vietnamese anthropology and society, the book will also be of interest to sociologists and economists with a broader interest in the impact of economic and political change on rural lifestyles. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vu Le Thao ChiPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9780367898458ISBN 10: 0367898454 Pages: 230 Publication Date: 12 March 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart I Rural Life in Changing Vietnam 1. Transformation of Vietnam and its Farmers 2. Development, Agriculture, and Farmers 3. Agent Orange and its Impact on Vietnamese Farmers: A Distant Legacy 4. Farmers in Post-Doi Moi Vietnam Part II Farmers' Choices and Behaviour 5. Health and Elusive Risks 6. Health and the Farmers: Whose Responsibility Counts? 7. Farmers’ Logic: Loss Aversion 8. Seed for Action, Seed for ChangeReviewsAuthor InformationVu Le Thao Chi is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |