@article{fdi:010060033, title = {{S}eeking the dead : narratives of journeys in {V}ietnam}, author = {{S}elim, {M}onique}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his article focuses on the search for people killed in the war of liberation fought by the {V}ietnamese against the {U}nited {S}tates. {T}he author, an anthropologist, worked in a special center in {H}anoi dedicated to this type of search. {H}er aim was to discover the logic guiding the behavior of the families who undertook lengthy journeys at considerable expense to find the bodies of deceased relatives. {A}t the dawn of the twenty-first century, finding the victims of the war became a mass development in {V}ietnam, abundantly covered and promoted by the local media. {A}ll social strata appeared to be involved, with little variation, despite differing levels of education. {T}his detailed study of family journeys is based on numerous witnesses' accounts.}, keywords = {{VIET} {NAM}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ourneys}, volume = {11}, numero = {2}, pages = {70--98}, ISSN = {1465-2609}, year = {2010}, DOI = {10.3167/jys.2010.110204}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060033}, }