Spectacular infrastructure and its breakdown in socialist Vietnam

No material resource and public good is more critical to sustaining urban life than water. During postwar reconstruction in Vietnam, planners showcased urban infrastructure as a spectacular socialist achievement. Water-related facilities, in particular, held the potential for emancipation and modern...

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Published in:	American ethnologist Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 520 - 534
Main Author:	SCHWENKEL, CHRISTINA
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Arlington Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2015 Wiley Subscription Services Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Breakdown Cities Emancipation Ethnology Housing Infrastructure Modernity Postwar reconstruction Public goods Public infrastructure Socialism Tenants Urban areas Urbanism Urbanization Vietnam Water Water Supply Vietnam
ISSN:	0094-0496, 1548-1425
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