ATTEMPTS TO LEGITIMIZE POLITICAL POWER IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FROM THE COLONIAL TO THE POST-COLONIAL PERIOD by Nguyễn Văn Bắc

“…In this "wilderness", various actors from outside interfered in, or even invaded, this strategically important area - first the Cham people and Champa feudal dynasties, then the empire of Vietnam, the French colonial power, the Viet Minh (and their successors), and finally the South Vietnamese State and the United States of America. …”
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Rock Music and The Political Scripting of Vietnam War: Reading Dispatches by Michael Herr by Lalit Kumar

“…The Vietnam War significantly influenced music production across genres, including the adoption of rock music by South Vietnamese bands, as observed by David James. The music industry played a pivotal role in reinforcing anti-war sentiments in the United States, exemplified by songs such as Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Universal Soldier” and Phil Ochs’ “Vietnam Talking Blues.” …”
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