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Vietnamese Colonial Republican: The Political Vision of Vu Trong Phung
Peter Zinoman
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Description for Vietnamese Colonial Republican: The Political Vision of Vu Trong Phung
Hardback. Offers a study of Vietnam's greatest and controversial 20th century writer who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 2GRV; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
This volume is a comprehensive study of Vietnam's greatest and most controversial 20th century writer who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28. Vu Trong Phung is known for a remarkable collection of politically provocative novels and sensational works of non-fiction reportage that were banned by the communist state from 1960 to 1986. Leading Vietnam scholar, Zinoman, resurrects the life and work of an important intellectual and author in order to reveal a neglected political project that is excluded from conventional accounts of modern Vietnamese political history. He sees Vu Trong Phung as a leading proponent of a ... Read more
This volume is a comprehensive study of Vietnam's greatest and most controversial 20th century writer who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28. Vu Trong Phung is known for a remarkable collection of politically provocative novels and sensational works of non-fiction reportage that were banned by the communist state from 1960 to 1986. Leading Vietnam scholar, Zinoman, resurrects the life and work of an important intellectual and author in order to reveal a neglected political project that is excluded from conventional accounts of modern Vietnamese political history. He sees Vu Trong Phung as a leading proponent of a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
283
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
584g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520276284
SKU
V9780520276284
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About Peter Zinoman
Peter Zinoman is Professor of History and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley; author of The Colonial Bastille: A History of Imprisonment in Vietnam, 1862-1940 (UC Press, 2001); and cotranslator of Dumb Luck: A Novel by Vu Trong Phung.
Reviews for Vietnamese Colonial Republican: The Political Vision of Vu Trong Phung
"Timely, meticulous, and three-dimensional analysis."
Nguyen Thi Dieu American Historical Review "Peter Zinoman has written a splendid and thought-provoking biography ... It breaks new ground in its focus on Vietnam's urban political culture."
Eric T. Jennings SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia
Nguyen Thi Dieu American Historical Review "Peter Zinoman has written a splendid and thought-provoking biography ... It breaks new ground in its focus on Vietnam's urban political culture."
Eric T. Jennings SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia