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Dreams of the Hmong Kingdom: The Quest for Legitimation in French Indochina, 18501960 (New Perspectives in Se Asian Studies)
Mai Na M. Lee
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Description for Dreams of the Hmong Kingdom: The Quest for Legitimation in French Indochina, 18501960 (New Perspectives in Se Asian Studies)
Paperback. Authoritative and original, "Dreams of the Hmong Kingdom "is among the first works of its kind, exploring the influence that French colonialism and Hmong leadership had on the Hmong people s political and social aspirations." Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 631.
Countering notions that Hmong history begins and ends with the “Secret War” in Laos of the 1960s and 1970s, Dreams of the Hmong Kingdom reveals how the Hmong experience of modernity is grounded in their sense of their own ancient past, when this now-stateless people had their own king and kingdom, and illuminates their political choices over the course of a century in a highly contested region of Asia.
China, Vietnam, and Laos, the Hmong continuously negotiated with these states and with the French to maintain political autonomy in a world of shifting boundaries, emerging nation-states, and contentious nationalist ... Read more
Countering notions that Hmong history begins and ends with the “Secret War” in Laos of the 1960s and 1970s, Dreams of the Hmong Kingdom reveals how the Hmong experience of modernity is grounded in their sense of their own ancient past, when this now-stateless people had their own king and kingdom, and illuminates their political choices over the course of a century in a highly contested region of Asia.
China, Vietnam, and Laos, the Hmong continuously negotiated with these states and with the French to maintain political autonomy in a world of shifting boundaries, emerging nation-states, and contentious nationalist ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Series
New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299298845
SKU
V9780299298845
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About Mai Na M. Lee
Mai Na M. Lee is an assistant professor of history and Asian American studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. She was born in Laos and came to the United States when she was a teenager. She was the first Hmong in the United States to earn a PhD in history.
Reviews for Dreams of the Hmong Kingdom: The Quest for Legitimation in French Indochina, 18501960 (New Perspectives in Se Asian Studies)
“Mai Na Lee’s ability to situate the histories in local, national and regional terms has raised the bar for scholarship on highland areas of Southeast Asia. She uses the French colonial archives with skill and nuance, and is methodologically equally at home with oral history interviews. Her use of dreams, rumours and the dynamics of millenarian movements, plus kinship and ... Read more