The Penguin history of modern Vietnam / Christopher Goscha.
The Penguin history of modern Vietnam / Christopher Goscha.
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Publisher
[London], UK : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2017/2809
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Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
xxxviii, 633 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The many different Vietnams -- Northern configurations -- A divided house and a French imperial meridian line? -- Altered states -- Rethinking Vietnams -- The failure of colonial republicanism -- Colonial society and economy -- Contesting empire and nation-states -- States of war -- Internationalize...
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Publisher
[London], UK : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2016.
Date Published
2016.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Over the centuries the Vietnamese have beenboth colonizers themselves and the victims of colonization by others. Their country expanded, shrunk, split and sometimes disappeared, often under circumstances far beyond their control. Despite these often overwhelming pressures, Vietnam has survived as one of Asia's most striking and complex cultures. As...
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The Penguin history of modern Vietnam / Christopher Goscha.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 508-587) and index.
Issued As
Also issued (with revisions) as: Goscha, Christopher E. Vietnam : a new history. New York : Basic Books, [2016] (OCoLC)945797017
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©2016
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Call Numbers
G 2017/2809
Record Identifier
74VKVaQKzXWX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVaQKzXWX
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ISBN
9781846143106
DDC
959.7
MMS ID
991024104310602626
