In search of moral authority the discourse on poverty, poor relief, and charity in French colonial Vietnam - Nguyen-Marshall, Van, 1967-; ebrary, Inc. (New York : P. Lang, 2008)
Introduction -- Poverty and poor relief in nineteenth-century Vietnam -- The French administration and famine relief -- Philanthropy, patriotism, and the Vietnamese elite (1920-32) -- Engendering charity -- Representing poverty, gender, and nation in Vietnamese literature -- The Popular Front and the problem of colonial poverty (1936-39) -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-176) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Poverty -- Vietnam -- History; Public welfare -- Vietnam -- History; Charities -- Vietnam -- History; France -- Colonies -- Asia -- History; Electronic books