| Description |
xv, 490 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
From Indochina to Vietnam ; 2 |
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From Indochina to Vietnam ; v. 2
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| Contents |
Introduction : between India and China : at the crossroads of civilizations -- 1. The colonial moment: the making of French Indochina, 1858-1897 -- 2. The structures of domination -- 3. Colonial capitalism and development, 1858-1940 -- 4. Colonial society: the colonizers and the colonized -- 5. Cultural transformations -- 6. The impasses of colonial development -- 7. Resistance, nationalism, and social movements, 1900-1939 -- 8. The decline and fall of the French Empire in the Far East -- Conclusion: land of lost opportunities: Indochina ablaze |
| Summary |
"Combining new approaches with a groundbreaking historical synthesis, this accessible work is the most thorough and up-to-date general history of French Indochina available in English. Unique in its wide-ranging attention to economic, social, intellectual, and cultural dimensions, it is the first book to treat Indochina's entire history from its inception in Cochinchina in 1858 to its crumbling at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and on to decolonization. Basing their account on original research as well as on the most recent scholarship, Pierre Brocheux and Daniel Hémery tell this story from a perspective that is neither Eurocentric nor nationalistic but that carefully considers the positions of both the colonizers and the colonized. With this approach, they are able to move beyond descriptive history into a rich exploration of the ambiguities and complexities of the French colonial period in Indochina. Rich in themes and ideas, their account also sheds new light on the national histories of the emerging nation-states of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, making this book essential reading for students, scholars, and general readers interested in the region, in the Vietnam War, or in French imperialism, among other topics."--From publisher description |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English, French |
| SUBJECT |
Indochina -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2017004424
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Indochina -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2017004425
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| Author |
Hémery, Daniel.
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| LC no. |
2008047365 |
| ISBN |
0520245393 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780520245396 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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