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Contesting Indochina

French Remembrance Between Decolonization and Cold War

Contesting Indochina( )
Author: Edwards, M. Kathryn
Series title:From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective Ser.
ISBN:978-0-520-28861-4
Publication Date:Jun 2016
Publisher:University of California Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $34.95
Book Description:

How does a nation come to terms with losing a war--especially an overseas war whose purpose is fervently contested? In the years after the war, how does such a nation construct and reconstruct its identity and values? For the French in Indochina, the stunning defeat at Dien Bien Phu ushered in the violent process of decolonization and a fraught reckoning with a colonial past. Contesting Indochina is the first in-depth study of the competing and intertwined narratives of the...
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Book Details
Pages:328
Detailed Subjects: History / Wars & Conflicts / General
Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
History / Europe / France
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.7 Inches
Book Weight:1 Pounds



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