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The A to Z of Vietnam / Bruce M. Lockhart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lockhart, Bruce M.
- Series:
- The A to Z Guide Series
- The A to Z guides ; 217
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam--History--Dictionaries.
- Vietnam.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (560 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The A to Z of Vietnam focuses on the recent changes and leadership of Vietnam while giving due attention to the earlier kingdoms, the period of French Indochina, the wars for liberation, the Vietnam War, and much more. Hundreds of cross-referenced A to Z dictionary entries are included on political, economic, social and cultural aspects as well as the major cities and geographic features. This book also contains a chronology and introduction that traces Vietnam's history, as well as a bibliography.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Reader's Notes; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Maps; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Appendixes; A: A Brief Outline History of Vietnam; B: Rulers of Vietnamese Kingdoms, 10th-19th Centuries; C: Emperors and Governors under Colonial Rule; D: Leaders of Independent Vietnamese Governments; E: Communist Party General Secretaries; F: Population of Vietnam (Yearly Estimates); G: Population Distribution According to Province and Municipality; H: Population by Ethnic Background
- I: Key Social and Economic IndicatorsBibliography; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-30296-4
- 1-4617-3192-5
- 1-299-13843-8
- OCLC:
- 850202123
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