02487nam 2200577 450 991046003540332120200520144314.01-78023-388-4(CKB)3710000000283406(EBL)1864178(SSID)ssj0001432789(PQKBManifestationID)11791160(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001432789(PQKBWorkID)11406679(PQKB)11260384(MiAaPQ)EBC1864178(Au-PeEL)EBL1864178(CaPaEBR)ebr10990400(CaONFJC)MIL664797(OCoLC)896794465(EXLCZ)99371000000028340620141218h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDescending dragon, rising tiger a history of Vietnam /Vu Hong Lien, Peter SharrockLondon, England :Reaktion Books,2014.©20141 online resource (290 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78023-364-7 1-322-33515-X Includes bibliographical references and index.14. French War (1947-54) 15. Vietnam-American War (1954-75); Epilogue: Rising Tiger; Appendix: Dates and Dynasties; References; Historical Sources; Select Bibliography, Archives and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexOutside of its war with the United States, Vietnam's past has often been neglected and understudied. Whether as an aspiring subordinate or a rebel province, Vietnam has been viewed by most historians in relation to its larger neighbor to the north, China. Seeking to reshape these accounts, Descending Dragon, Rising Tiger chronicles the vast sweep of Vietnam's tumultuous history, from the Bronze Age to the present day, in order to lay out the first English-language account of the full story of the Vietnamese people. Drawing on archeological evidence that reveals the emergence of aVietnamHistoriographyVietnamHistoryVietnamSocial conditionsElectronic books.959.7Lien Vu Hong958131Sharrock PeterMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460035403321Descending dragon, rising tiger2170621UNINA