Viet Nam by Ben Kiernan
A sweeping, chronological account of Vietnam’s past that traces the country’s development from ancient origins and long periods of Chinese influence through medieval dynasties, French colonialism, the wars of the twentieth century, and postwar reconstruction and reform. The narrative weaves political, social, economic, and cultural perspectives to show how peasant society, nationalism, colonial exploitation, and Cold War geopolitics shaped revolutionary movements and state formation. Drawing on extensive research and recent scholarship, it highlights both elite decision-making and popular experience, exploring the causes and human consequences of conflict, the establishment of communist rule, wartime traumas, and Vietnam’s later economic opening and reintegration into the global system.
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