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Descending Dragon, Rising Tiger: A History of Vietnam
Vu Hong Lien
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Description for Descending Dragon, Rising Tiger: A History of Vietnam
Hardback. In this comprehensive book, Vu Hong Lien and Peter Sharrock chronicle the vast sweep of the region's tumultuous past, from the Bronze Age to the present day. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 black & white. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Except for in terms of the Vietnam War, Vietnam's history remains significantly under-studied. In this comprehensive book, Vu Hong Lien and Peter Sharrock chronicle the vast sweep of the region's tumultuous past, from the Bronze Age to the present day. Historians writing about Vietnam have defined the country as either a ragged Chinese subordinate aspiring to a full 'Chinese' way of life, or as a rebel Chinese province defined entirely by its shaky relationship to its looming neighbour. Yet archaeological evidence now shows culturally distinct and technologically sophisticated human occupation in the region from 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. Unshackled ... Read more
Except for in terms of the Vietnam War, Vietnam's history remains significantly under-studied. In this comprehensive book, Vu Hong Lien and Peter Sharrock chronicle the vast sweep of the region's tumultuous past, from the Bronze Age to the present day. Historians writing about Vietnam have defined the country as either a ragged Chinese subordinate aspiring to a full 'Chinese' way of life, or as a rebel Chinese province defined entirely by its shaky relationship to its looming neighbour. Yet archaeological evidence now shows culturally distinct and technologically sophisticated human occupation in the region from 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. Unshackled ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780233642
SKU
V9781780233642
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Ref
99-15
About Vu Hong Lien
Vietnamese-British historian VU HONG LIEN has written widely on the history of Southeast Asia. PETER SHARROCK is Senior Teaching Fellow in the History of Art and Archeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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