The Tay Son uprising : society and rebellion in eighteenth-century Vietnam / George Dutton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dutton, George Edson.

Series:

Southeast Asia--politics, meaning, memory.

Southeast Asia--politics, meaning, and memory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam--History--Tây Sơn dynasty, 1788-1802.

Vietnam.

Vietnam--Social conditions--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2006.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"George Dutton has written the first detailed Western-language study of the Tây So'n movement, which permanently altered Vietnam's political trajectory. But in so doing, he also provides a sensitive social and cultural analysis of the pre-1800 Vietnamese-speaking world as a whole, and indeed one of the most detailed descriptions of any late 18th-century society in Southeast Asia." -Victor Lieberman, University of Michigan"It is difficult to overstate the significance of George Dutton's terrific new book. The Tây So'n Uprising represents the first serious western-language account of the intricate sequence of political developments that define the Tây So'n era and that arguably mark the onset of modernity in Vietnam. In addition to providing a vividly evocative narrative of the complex political history of the period, Dutton offers lucid and judicious interpretations of the origins, evolution and downfall of the uprising and of its consequences for a wide range of social groups, political forces and ethnic communities. The level of research and historical craftsmanship is superb, and Dutton's frequent reflections on relevant theoretical and historiographical issues make for fascinating reading. In short, this is a stunning accomplishment and a major contribution to the study of Vietnamese history and historiography." -Peter Zinoman, University of California, BerkeleyThe Tây So'n uprising (1771-1802) was a cataclysmic event that profoundly altered the eighteenth-century Vietnamese political and social landscape. This groundbreaking book offers a new look at an important and controversial era. George Dutton follows three brothers from the hamlet of Tây So'n as they led a heterogeneous military force that ousted ruling families in both halves of the divided Vietnamese territories and eventually toppled the 350-year-old Lè dynasty. Supplementing Vietnamese primary sources with extensive use of archival European missionary accounts, he explores the dynamics of an event that affected every region of the country and every level of society. Tracing the manner in which the Tây So'n leaders transformed an inchoate uprising into a new political regime, Dutton challenges common depictions of the Tây So'n brothers as visionaries or revolutionaries. Instead, he reveals them as political opportunists whose worldview remained constrained by their provincial origins and the exigencies of ongoing warfare and political struggles.

Contents:

The Tay Son era and the long eighteenth century in ai Viet

The leaders : laying claim to power

The peasants: life under Tay Son authority

The social margins : Christians, pirates, and others.

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-284) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

9780824865078

0824865073

9781435665941

1435665945

OCLC:

608704980