Currencies of imagination : channeling money and chasing mobility in Vietnam / Ivan V. Small

Author:: Small, Ivan Victor, 1972-
Published:: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Copyright Date:: ©2018
Physical Description:: xiv, 200 pages ; 23 cm

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Contents:

Introduction: money, gifts, and flows -- The dangerous gift -- Saigon, overlaid by Ho Chi Minh : capitalist desires and deferrals -- Coastal flows & hypothetical horizons -- The beautiful, tired country -- Crossing the bridge home -- Conclusion : not yet enough : mobility and its malcontents.

Summary:

"This book examines the sociocultural dynamics of migration and remittance flows between Vietnam and the United States since 1975"--

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ISBN:

9781501716874 hardcover ; alkaline paper
1501716875 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9781501716881 paperback ; alkaline paper
1501716883 paperback ; alkaline paper

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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