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hardcover. Condizione: very good. no jacket. Department of the Army Pamphlet No. 550 - 107. 6 1/4 x 9 3/8" 1135 pages. Research and writing completed June 1968. "This volume was prepared by the Cultural Information Analysis Center (CINFAC), Center for Research in Social Systems (CRESS). ,This study seeks to present as full and as balanced an integrated exposition on selected tribal and other minority groups." shipping will be extra for this heavy book, please inquire. ex library spine label inked out. stamped on top edge of pages, title page. pocket on last page.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Good Plus. First Printing. Good Plus condition with moderate darkening of spine, slight soiling and wear on cover. Content clean, binding strong and tight. 1163 pages with index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wraps. Condizione: Good. Presumed First Edition, First Printing. x, 1163 pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Ex-library copy with ink notation on front cover, spine label and rear cover pocket. Government organization stamp on edges. Spine is creased and some of the title on the spine is torn off. This is one of the Department of the Army's Ethnographic Study Series: , Department of the Army Pamphlet No. 550-105 (Ethnographic Study Series: Minority Groups in the Republic of Vietnam) is a 1,163-page manual designed to brief U.S. personnel on the social, cultural, and political landscapes of South Vietnam's diverse ethnic groups. Produced by the Cultural Information Analysis Center (CINFAC) at American University, the document maps local structures to aid in counterinsurgency, civil-military cooperation, and psychological operations. It offers detailed profiles of various groups, including the Montagnards, Khmer, Cham, and Chinese, alongside religious factions like the Cao Dai and Hoa Hao. The pamphlet is a key example of Cold War-era human terrain analysis applied to military operations. This foundational reference work provides a significant baseline of information available to the U.S. Military on the various minority groups in Vietnam during the period of a significant military buildup of U.S. armed forces in Southeast Asia, and in the Republic of Vietnam in particular. This volume was prepared by the Cultural Information Analysis Center (CINFAC), Center for Research in Social Systems (CRESS) of the American University. It is designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, and political institutions and practices of minority groups in the Republic of Vietnam. This study seeks to present as full and as balanced an integrated exposition on selected tribal and other minority groups, as limitations on space and research time permitted. It was compiled from information available in openly published material. Extensive bibliographies are provided to permit recourse to other published sources for more detailed information. The contents of the study represent the work of the authors and CINFAC. An effort has been made to make this study as comprehensive as possible. The task of studying these groups is a complicated one. The country is undergoing crises of various types, in the course of which the groups are more and more coming into contact with modern civilization. It is always difficult to gauge the true depth and nature of social and cultural changes : it does appear, however, that the groups selected for study are deeply involved in these changes. The studies contained in this volume are designed to provide basic background material on the fundamental social, economic, and political characteristics of the various groups. They are descriptive reports based on secondary sources dealing with the Vietnamese society. Field research was not undertaken, although the comments of consultants and personnel recently returned from the area have been incorporated. It must be recognized, then, that these studies are not exhaustive. There are appreciable gaps in the information, and many discrepancies in the original sources were difficult to reconcile. Further, the information contained in these studies may be outdated even before it is published and is subject to modification in the light of new developments and information. Therefore, although they contain the latest information available, and the validity of this material has been checked as closely as possible, the user is cautioned to consider these studies as a point of departure to be checked against the current circumstances or conditions of the particular area in which he is working. Extensive bibliographies are included to assist one seeking more detailed information in areas of special interest. This volume is divided into two parts : the first containing a chapter for each of 18 Montagnard tribal groups, and the second consisting of 7 chapters covering 5 ethnic minority groups, 2 politico-religious sects, and 1 quasi-political group. The chapters in each part are arranged in alphabetic order. Each chapter is designed to be self contained: certain information has therefore been repeated in all of the studies in order to provide in a single location all pertinent information for the user interested in only one group. Each chapter provides information on the group's size and location, historical background, settlement patterns, language, physical and psychological characteristics, social structure, customs and taboos, religion, economic organization, political organization, communications techniques, and paramilitary capabilities. There are also sections designed to assist the outsider in working with the group. Footnotes and bibliographies are included with each separate study and there is an index at the end of each chapter to facilitate the location of specific information in that chapter. In addition, at the end of this volume there is a section index for reference to general categories of information in all the chapters.…