War and Revolution in Vietnam / Edition 1

by Kevin Ruane

Overview

Written for undergradaute courses on postwar American foreign policy, Southeast Asian history, the Cold War, the Vietnam war, international relations, decolonization, and third world communism, this introduction uses the wealth of recent research to place the Vietnam war within the contexts of European colonization, American Cold War strategy and Vietnam's own political history

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857283235
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/14/1998
Series:	Introduction to History Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Communism and Colonialism in Vietnam, 1930-46 The French War, 1946-54 From Peace to War, 1954-63 The Americanization of the War, 1964-68 American Defeat and Communist Victory, 1968-75 Conclusion - Vietnam and the World, 1975-95

Editorial Reviews

'This book may be profitably taken as a starting point for interested readers to explore for themselves one of the most important and most controversial subjects in twentieth-century history.' - The Historical Association Review

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