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War and revolution in Vietnam, 1930-75 / Kevin Ruane.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ruane, Kevin.
- Series:
- Introductions to history.
- Introductions to history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954--Historiography.
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Historiography.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam--History--20th century.
- Vietnam.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (143 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : UCL, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written for undergradaute courses on postwar American foreign policy, Southeast Asian history, the Cold War, the Vietnam war, international relations, decolonization, and third world communism, this introduction uses the wealth of recent research to place the Vietnam war within the contexts of European colonization, American Cold War strategy and Vietnam's own political history
- Contents:
- Cover; War and revolution in Vietnam, 1930-75; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. The making and unmaking of a revolution, 1930-46; 2. Colonial reconquest or Cold War conflict? The French; 3. Nation building: North and South Vietnam, 1954-61; 4. Insurgency and counter-insurgency: the struggle for South; 5. The American war, 1965-9; 6. A war of peace, 1969-75; 7. Conclusion; Glossary; Select bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-127) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-36695-0
- 1-135-36696-9
- 1-280-14354-1
- 0-203-98165-0
- 9780203981658
- OCLC:
- 475944172
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