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ISBN10: 1846143101, ISBN13: 9781846143106, [publisher: Penguin., London.] Hardcover Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, 634pp, notes, index. Hardback in very good condition with dustjacket. 24 x 16cm. "Over the centuries the Vietnamese have been both 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 more and more visitors come to this extraordinary country, there has been for some years a need for a major history - a book which allows the outsider to understand the many layers left by earlier emperors, rebels, priests and colonizers. Christopher Goscha's new work amply fills this role. Drawing on a lifetime of thinking about Indo-China, he has created a narrative which is consistently seen from 'inside' Vietnam but never loses sight of the connections to the 'outside'. As wave after wave of invaders - whether Chinese, French, Japanese or American - have been ultimately expelled, we see the terrible cost to the Vietnamese themselves. Vietnam's role in one of the Cold War's longest conflicts has meant that its past has been endlessly abused for propaganda purposes and it is perhaps only now that the events which created the modern state can be seen from a truly hi ...
London.: Penguin.. Date: 2016.. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, 634pp, notes, index. Hardback in very good condition with dustjacket. 24 x 16cm. "Over the centuries the Vietnamese have been both 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 more and more visitors come to this extraordinary country, there has been for some years a need for a major history - a book which allows the outsider to understand the many layers left by earlier emperors, rebels, priests and colonizers. Christopher Goscha's new work amply fills this role. Drawing on a lifetime of thinking about Indo-China, he has created a narrative which is consistently seen from 'inside' Vietnam but never loses sight of the connections to the 'outside'. As wave after wave of invaders - whether Chinese, French, Japanese or American - have been ultimately expelled, we see the terrible cost to the Vietnamese themselves. Vietnam's role in one of the Cold War's longest conflicts has meant that its past has been endlessly abused for propaganda purposes and it is perhaps only now that the events which created the modern state can be seen from a truly historical perspective. Christopher Goscha draws on the latest research and discoveries in Vietname ...
ISBN10: 1846143101, ISBN13: 9781846143106, [publisher: Penguin., London.] Hardcover Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, 634pp, notes, index. Hardback in very good condition with dustjacket. 24 x 16cm. "Over the centuries the Vietnamese have been both 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 more and more visitors come to this extraordinary country, there has been for some years a need for a major history - a book which allows the outsider to understand the many layers left by earlier emperors, rebels, priests and colonizers. Christopher Goscha's new work amply fills this role. Drawing on a lifetime of thinking about Indo-China, he has created a narrative which is consistently seen from 'inside' Vietnam but never loses sight of the connections to the 'outside'. As wave after wave of invaders - whether Chinese, French, Japanese or American - have been ultimately expelled, we see the terrible cost to the Vietnamese themselves. Vietnam's role in one of the Cold War's longest conflicts has meant that its past has been endlessly abused for propaganda purposes and it is perhaps only now that the events which created the modern state can be seen from a truly hi ...
ISBN10: 1846143101, ISBN13: 9781846143106, [publisher: Allen Lane] Hardcover First Edition Book is in Near Fine condition. Dust jacket is is very good condition with slight rippling on the front cover. Pages are very clean and unmarked. [Ottawa, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 2016]
ISBN10: 1846143101, ISBN13: 9781846143106, [publisher: Allen Lane] Hardcover First Edition 2016-06-30. Allen Lane. Hardcover. GOOD First Edition. [Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2016]
ISBN10: 1846143101, ISBN13: 9781846143106, [publisher: Allen Lane] Hardcover First Edition 2016-06-30. Allen Lane. Hardcover. GOOD First Edition. [Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2016]
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