New Zealand and the Vietnam War
Subtitle: Politics and Diplomacy
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Published: November 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781869403409
Subjects: International relations; Politics and government; International Relations - General; Foreign Relations; Military History - Vietnam Conflict; Sociology; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; New Zealand; Military - Vietnam War; Asia - Southeast Asia; General; Social Science / General; Australia & New Zealand - General; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; 20th century; Diplomatic history
Description: "Starting with the first Indochina War in the 1950s, this historical analysis covers the full story of New Zealand's relations with Vietnam up to the end of the Vietnam War in the 1970s. It explores the diplomatic history of the engagement, which is not well known or understood, and shows that officials and politicians in fact entered the war with extreme reluctance. Running parallel with this is an account of the passionate domestic politics provoked by the war which has had such a long-term effect on New Zealand's foreign policy. Roberto Rabel's thorough and balanced study of these dramatic times is a thought-provoking book."--Jacket.