Understanding Vietnam
by Neil L. Jamieson
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Author: Neil L. JamiesonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-03-10
ISBN: 0520201574
Number of pages: 428
Publisher: University of California Press
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Book Review: A must-read for serious students
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a superb scholarly work which is a must-read for anyone interested in Vietnam -- its past, present and future. Jamieson leads the reader forward from the beginnings of Vietnamese civilisation, illustrating the evolution of the culture with literature and poetry from each period, woven into a structure of competing demands for the loyalty of the people.
Of most impact to many readers will be Jamieson's assessment of the Vietnam War. He conclusively demonstrates that the jarring and overbearing presence of an alien U.S. administration inevitably shook to pieces the fragile and vulnerable society of southern Vietnam, which was then in no position to resist the more traditional and less conflicted society of Hanoi and the north.
Much has happened, both good and bad, in Vietnam in the decade or so since Jamieson published this book and yet his insights are as true today as they were of the war period, or even of the 19th century era of colonialism. Vietnam is changing rapidly on the surface, but the currents in society remain very much as Jamieson has described.
A remarkable and penetrating insight into an ancient culture which may become an important global player in the years to come. -- Maclean J Storer, author of Forward O Peasant.
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