A history of the Vietnamese

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A history of the Vietnamese

K.W. Taylor

Cambridge University Press, c2013

  • : Hardback
  • : pbk

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Bibliographic essay: p. [627]-643

Includes index (p. [674]-696)

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Description

The history of Vietnam prior to the nineteenth century is rarely examined in any detail. In this groundbreaking work, K. W. Taylor takes up this challenge, addressing a wide array of topics from the earliest times to the present day - including language, literature, religion, and warfare - and themes - including Sino-Vietnamese relations, the interactions of the peoples of different regions within the country, and the various forms of government adopted by the Vietnamese throughout their history. A History of the Vietnamese is based on primary source materials, combining a comprehensive narrative with an analysis which endeavours to see the Vietnamese past through the eyes of those who lived it. Taylor questions long-standing stereotypes and cliches about Vietnam, drawing attention to sharp discontinuities in the Vietnamese past. Fluently written and accessible to all readers, this highly original contribution to the study of Southeast Asia is a landmark text for all students and scholars of Vietnam.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. The provincial era
  • 2. The Ly dynasty
  • 3. The Tran dynasty
  • 4. The Le dynasty
  • 5. The beginning of inter-regional warfare
  • 6. The Fifty Years War
  • 7. The south and the north diverge
  • 8. The Thirty Years War
  • 9. The Nguyen dynasty
  • 10. The French conquest
  • 11. Franco-Vietnamese colonial relations
  • 12. Indochina at war
  • 13. From two countries to one
  • Retrospective
  • Bibliographic essay
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Maps
  • Index.

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