The Indochina chronicles : travels in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam / Phil Karber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karber, Phil, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Karber, Phil, 1951---Travel--Indochina.

Karber, Phil.

History--Indochina.

History.

Indochina--Description and travel.

Indochina.

Indochina--History--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (545 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2007, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this insightful travelogue, American war veteran Phil Karber takes you on a journey down the roads, rivers and rails of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. He writes insightfully about the political effect of the Vietnam War on the people and places, adding a whole new perspective on the region's history and culture. Accompanied by a friend, London artist Simon Redington, they follow the Mekong River from China to Saigon, to the infamous Tiger Cages on Con Son Island, and to the city sidewalks of Hanoi, where the author lived for five years. Along the way, the stories will capture your imagination

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Prologue; Introduction; A Trip Down the Mekong; You Like Opium?; Silky Strides of Moral Authority; Guernica without a Picasso; Gauguin on the Mekong; Coming into Khmer Country; Himalayan Fantasies; Saigon to Hanoi; Your Power Has Collapsed; Tiger Cages of Con Son Island; The Ghosts of Old Friends; May 5, 1968; A DMZ Tour; Hanoi Vignettes; The Bosom of the Former Beast; Harnessing the Masses; Epilogue; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-328) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789814435413

9814435414

9789814398725

9814398721

9789812619358

9812619356

OCLC:

804665384