Customs and Culture of Vietnam. Ann Caddell Crawford

      

      Customs and Culture of

      VIETNAM

      Customs and

      Culture of

      VIETNAM

      by Ann Caddell Crawford

      Illustrations by Hau Dinh Cam

      CHARLES E. TUTTLE CO.: PUBLISHERS

      Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan

      Representatives

      Continental Europe: Boxerbooks, Inc., Zurich

      British Isles: Prentice-Hall International, Inc., London

      Australasia: Paul Flesch & Co., Pty. Ltd., Melbourne

      Published by the Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc.

      of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan

      with editorial offices at

      Osaki Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032

      Copyright in Japan, by Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc.

      All rights reserved

      Library of Congress

      Catalog Card No. 66-16721

       ISBN: 978-1-4629-1316-9 (ebook)

      Book design & typography by Keiko Chiba

      PRINTED IN JAPAN

      DEDICATION

      To my husband

      Major William R. Crawford

      and my mother

      Mrs. Carl Lamar Caddell Sr.

      CONTENTS

foreword by Henry Cabot Lodge
preface
chapter 1.	will the twain meet?
2.	the country
3.	the people
4.	religion
5.	education and communication
6.	customs and rites
7.	arts and handicrafts
8.	health and welfare
9.	agriculture, fishery, industry
10.	festivals, holidays, and recreation
11.	places of interest
chapter 12.	legends of vietnam
appendices
bibliography

      FOREWORD

      Ann Crawford's book on the customs and culture of Vietnam fulfills a need for a source book of basic information on a nation which was unknown to Americans a few years ago but which is now the object of national attention.

      To Americans who come to Vietnam without having first acquainted themselves with the customs of this ancient nation, Mrs. Crawford's highly readable book will be of great assistance.

      To some persons, an assignment to a foreign land where the people and the customs appear to be extremely different impels exclusive association with other Americans, reliance on American food and isolation of oneself from one's surroundings.

      Such an attitude is a mistake, not only for the sake of the individual himself but also for the sake of his work.

      Customs and Culture of Vietnam is a book which will prevent an American from having the feeling that there is an unbridgeable gap between himself and his Southeast Asian surroundings. Even in the midst of war those of us who have the privilege of working and living with the Vietnamese can find an opportunity to learn about the many rich and interesting traditions of this country as well as to admire the courage of people who have survived in spite of so many attempts to conquer them.

      Ann Crawford's excellent guide is a good place for an American to start his Vietnamese education.

      Henry Cabot