After Saigon's Fall: Refugees and US-Vietnamese Relations, 1975-2000

Few historians have covered the post-1975 era of the Vietnam War, but After Saigon's Fall is the first major work to do so. It centers on three major transformations of the late twentieth century: the reassertion of the US Congress in American foreign policy, the Indochinese diaspora, and the intertwining of humanitarianism and the human rights movement.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 328 pages
Publication date: 26 May 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Few historians of the Vietnam War have delved into the post-1975 era or comprehensively explored refugee politics, humanitarianism, and human rights as central themes of that period. After Saigon's Fall stands as the first significant work to uncover this hidden history. In her groundbreaking book, Amanda C. Demmer offers a fresh perspective on the post-War normalization of US-Vietnam relations by focusing on three pivotal transformations of the late twentieth century: the resurgence of the US Congress in American foreign policy; the evolving Indochinese diaspora and shifting domestic and international refugee norms; and the interconnectedness of humanitarianism and the human rights movement. By tracing these domestic, regional, and global phenomena, After Saigon's Fall vividly captures the complexities and contradictions inherent in the US-Vietnamese normalization process. Through the use of previously untapped archives, Demmer crafts a captivating narrative that brings policymakers and nonstate advocates to the forefront, shedding light on US politics and society during the final quarter of the twentieth century.

Weight: 486g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108726276