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This text argues that to understand the Vietnam War, we must understand the Vietnamese, their culture and their ways of looking at the world. The author spent many years living and working in Vietnam. Winner of the 1994 American Library Association's Outstanding Academic Book Award.

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Preface 1. How the Vietnamese See the World 2. Confrontation with the West, 1858-1930 3. The Yin of Early Modern Vietnamese Culture Challenges the Yang of Tradition, 1932-1939 4. The End of Colonialism and the Emergence of Two Competing Models for Building a Modern Nation, 1940-1954 5. Yin and Yang in Modern Guise, 1955-1970 6. Continuity and Change in Vietnamese Culture and Society, 1968-1975 7. Another Cycle Unfolds Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

Understanding Vietnam

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 10/03/1995
      ISBN13: 9780520201576, 978-0520201576
      ISBN10: 0520201574
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      Asian history Warfare and defence

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text argues that to understand the Vietnam War, we must understand the Vietnamese, their culture and their ways of looking at the world. The author spent many years living and working in Vietnam. Winner of the 1994 American Library Association's Outstanding Academic Book Award.

      Table of Contents
      Preface 1. How the Vietnamese See the World 2. Confrontation with the West, 1858-1930 3. The Yin of Early Modern Vietnamese Culture Challenges the Yang of Tradition, 1932-1939 4. The End of Colonialism and the Emergence of Two Competing Models for Building a Modern Nation, 1940-1954 5. Yin and Yang in Modern Guise, 1955-1970 6. Continuity and Change in Vietnamese Culture and Society, 1968-1975 7. Another Cycle Unfolds Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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