Viet Nam

Borderless Histories

Charles Wheeler author Li Tana author Phan Huy Le author Insun Yu author Sun Laichen author Wynn Wilcox author Anthony Reid editor Nhung Tuyet Tran editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press

Published:1st Sep '06

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Moving beyond past histories of Viet Nam that have focused on nationalist struggle, this volume brings together work by scholars who are re-examining centuries of Vietnamese history. Crossing borders and exploring ambiguities, the essays in ""Viet Nam: Borderless Histories"" draw on international archives and bring a range of inventive analytical approaches to the global, regional, national, and local narratives of Vietnamese history. Among the topics explored are the extraordinary diversity between north and south, lowland and highland, Viet and minority, and between colonial, Chinese, Southeast Asian, and dynastic influences. The result is an exciting new approach to Southeast Asia's past that uncovers the complex and rich history of Viet Nam.

Vitally important not only for Vietnamese studies, but also for broader efforts in Southeast Asian studies to recover the pluralities and fluidities of the past. This volume makes a convincing case for the emergence of a real generational and analytical shift in the field. - Mark Philip Bradley, Northwestern University

ISBN: 9780299217747

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 543g

376 pages