Descending dragon, rising tiger : a history of Vietnam / Vu Hong Lien, Peter Sharrock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vu, Hong Lien, author.

Sharrock, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam--Historiography.

Vietnam.

Vietnam--History.

Vietnam--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Outside of its war with the United States, Vietnam's past has often been neglected and understudied. Whether as an aspiring subordinate or a rebel province, Vietnam has been viewed by most historians in relation to its larger neighbor to the north, China. Seeking to reshape these accounts, Descending Dragon, Rising Tiger chronicles the vast sweep of Vietnam's tumultuous history, from the Bronze Age to the present day, in order to lay out the first English-language account of the full story of the Vietnamese people. Drawing on archeological evidence that reveals the emergence of a

Contents:

14. French War (1947-54) 15. Vietnam-American War (1954-75); Epilogue: Rising Tiger; Appendix: Dates and Dynasties; References; Historical Sources; Select Bibliography, Archives and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 18, 2014).

ISBN:

9781780233888

1780233884

OCLC:

896794465