Silence and sacrifice: family stories of care and the limits of love in Vietnam

Introduction : Vietnam is a country, not a war -- "Not only those on the battlefield" : (extra)ordinary sacrifice -- Rituals and routines of sacrifice : respect those above, yield to those below -- Troubling love : models for gender (in)equality? -- Waiting as care? sacrifice and tình cảm...

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Main Author: Shohet, Merav 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California University of California Press [2021]
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Summary:Introduction : Vietnam is a country, not a war -- "Not only those on the battlefield" : (extra)ordinary sacrifice -- Rituals and routines of sacrifice : respect those above, yield to those below -- Troubling love : models for gender (in)equality? -- Waiting as care? sacrifice and tình cảm in troubled times -- Children and lovers : marriage, morality, and motherhood -- Conclusion : mourning in silent sacrifice
"How do families hold together when turbulent forces tear them apart? Silence and Sacrifice explores what happens to generations of kin who survived anti-imperial and civil wars in Vietnam, only to be confronted with postcolonial transitions to communism and market-friendly late socialism. In recounting vivid family experiences of conflict, love, and loss, Shohet revises canonical theories of sacrifice as blood-filled religious rituals or patriotic acts. Motivated by enduring Vietnamese virtues of asymmetrical reciprocity and tình cảm (love and material care), a myriad of domestic sacrifices-especially by women-precariously knot family members together by silencing suffering and naturalizing gender and other hierarchies. Rethinking ordinary ethics, this intimate ethnography reveals how quotidian acts of sacrifice help family members forge a sense of continuity in the face of massive political and economic upheavals"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
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Physical Description:xvii, 267 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9780520379374
9780520379381

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