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  Indochina: An Ambiguous Colonization, 1858-1954 (From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective (Hardcover)) (Hardback) By (author) Pierre Brocheux, By (author) Daniel Hemery, Translated by Ly Lan Dill-Klein, Translated by Eric Jennings, Translated by Nora Taylor

  

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  Short Description for Indochina Combining fresh approaches with a historical synthesis, this work presents general history of French Indochina. It treats Indochina's history from its inception in Cochinchina in 1858 to its crumbling at Dien Bien Ph in 1954 and on to decolonization. It sheds light on the national histories of the nation-states of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Published: 05 March 2010
  • Format: Hardback 508 pages
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  • Categories: Asian History | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900 | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000 | Colonialism & Imperialism
  • ISBN 13: 9780520245396 ISBN 10: 0520245393
  • Sales rank: 850,257

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• 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 Ph in 1954 and on to decolonization. Basing their account on original research as well as on the most recent scholarship, Pierre Brocheux and Daniel Hemery 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. Caption translations provided in part by Nina Fink.