Nhu completed a bachelor's degree in literature in Paris and then studied paleography and librarianship, graduating from the École Nationale des Chartes, an archivists' school in Paris. He returned to Vietnam from France at the outbreak of World War II. He was influenced by personalism, a concept he had acquired in the Latin Quarter. It had been conceived in the 1930s by Catholic progressives such as Emmanuel Mounier. Mounier's heirs in Paris, who edited the left wing Catholic review Esprit denounced Nhu as a fraud. Personalism blamed liberal capitalism for the Great Depression and individualistic greed and exploitation, and disagreed with communism due to its opposition to spirituality.Miller, p. 449.
nhu completed a bachelor's degree in literature in paris and then studied paleography and librarianship graduating from the école nationale des chartes an archivists' school in paris he returned to vietnam from france at the outbreak of world war ii he was influenced by personalism a concept he had acquired in the latin quarter it had been conceived in the 1930s by catholic progressives such as emmanuel mounier mounier's heirs in paris who edited the left wing catholic review esprit denounced nhu as a fraud personalism blamed liberal capitalism for the great depression and individualistic greed and exploitation and disagreed with communism due to its opposition to spiritualitymiller p 449