Unpublished Paper
American Imperialism in Southeast Asia a Micro-Anthropological Perspective
(2012)
Abstract
This paper.is about a trip I took through the countryside with the Viceroy of Laos. In this way I am able to consider a bit about the way in which Laotian society was constructed and how I fit in as a foreigner. Thus it is in away modestly remarkable that I made the trip at all. Perhaps a small in sight into this matter is that I really did not have much experience in working for a big and highly structured bureaucracy as was the American aid program. This USOM (United States Operations Mission) was, of course, was itself to the State Department which quite naturally worked In the Department of Defense from which all rationalizations for our involvement in
Laos flowed along with an ocean of dollars. While it is certainly true that there is a strain in American foreign policy that seeks to do good in the world, however, you may wish to define it.
Keywords
- Laos,
- United States Operations Mission,
- CIA
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
Citation Information
Joel Halpern. "American Imperialism in Southeast Asia a Micro-Anthropological Perspective" (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joel_halpern/211/
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