A History of Vietnam: From Hong Bang to Tu Duc / Edition 1

by Oscar Chapuis

Overview

The first work to chronicle the history of Vietnam beginning in the legendary past—a memory that is so significant to the Vietnamese identity and belief system. Written by a native, this history portrays the Sino-Viet interdependence that lasted for 1,000 years and had such an influence on Vietnamese culture. When in the 15th century, the Vietnamese finally evicted their Chinese masters, they were subsequently overrun with the forces of Westernization, the spice trade and industrialization. Chapuis's history takes us to the French conquest through the regimes of Emperors Gia Long, Ming Mang, Thieu Tri, and Tu Duc.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313296222
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/30/1995
Series:	Contributions in Asian Studies , #5
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

OSCAR CHAPUIS was maritime inspector for the French High Commissioner of Indochina. He taught at the Vietnamese Maritime College in Saigon and now, although retired, serves as the speaker on Vietnamese culture at the Multicultural Mental Health Training Program (MMHTP), University of South Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Maps
The Land before Time
The Indianized Neighbors
Vietnam Dynasties
The Liberators
The Vietnam Shoguns
The Nguyen Hue Epic
The Western Involvement
French Conquest
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Chapuis offers a history of Vietnam from its prehistory to the end of the Tu Duc dynasty in 1883. Covers prehistoric and early China, resistance to Chinese domination, the region's Indianized neighbors, the dynastic periods, the Vietnamese shoguns, the Nguyen Hue epic, Western involvement, and the French conquest. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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