Vietnamese Colonial Republican

The Political Vision of Vu Trong Phung

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

This volume is a comprehensive study of Vietnam's greatest and most controversial 20th century writer who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28. Vu Trong Phung is known for a remarkable collection of politically provocative novels and sensational works of non-fiction reportage that were banned by the communist state from 1960 to 1986. Leading Vietnam scholar, Zinoman, resurrects the life and work of an important intellectual and author in order to reveal a neglected political project that is excluded from conventional accounts of modern Vietnamese political history. He sees Vu Trong Phung as a leading proponent of a localized republican tradition that opposed colonialism, communism, and unfettered capitalism - and that led both to the banning of his work and to the durability of his popular appeal in Vietnam today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-11-16
Mått:152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt:590 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520276284

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Peter Zinoman is Professor of History and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley; author of The Colonial Bastille: A History of Imprisonment in Vietnam, 1862-1940 (UC Press, 2001); and cotranslator of Dumb Luck: A Novel by Vu Trong Phung.

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"Timely, meticulous, and three-dimensional analysis." -- Nguyen Thi Dieu American Historical Review "Peter Zinoman has written a splendid and thought-provoking biography ... It breaks new ground in its focus on Vietnam's urban political culture." -- Eric T. Jennings SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Sources of Vu Trong Phung's Colonial Republicanism 2. Capitalism and Social Reform 3. The Question of Communism 4. The Crisis of Vietnamese Sexuality 5. Banning Vu Trong Phung Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index