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Historical Dictionary of the Indochina War (1945-1954)
An International and Interdisciplinary Approach
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
391 kr
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This first historical dictionary in English of the Indochina War (1945-54) provides the most comprehensive account to date of one of the most important conflicts of the twentieth century.Using over 1,600 personally researched and crafted entries, Goscha provides in-depth, expert coverage of the Indochina War in all its dimensions and adopts a pathbreaking dual international and interdisciplinary approach.Thus, readers will not only find information on politics and military campaigns; they will also discover the remarkable impact this war had on intellectual, social, cultural, economic and artistic domains in France, Indochina and elsewhere.
280 kr
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King Norodom's Head travels to nooks and crannies of Phnom Penh and the countryside around it. In different places, the reader will learn of a 19th-century king's gold stash and a top-secret reason behind Jackie Kennedy's 1967 trip to Cambodia; of a mysterious Frenchman buried on Wat Phnom's hill and Madame Chum's infamous opium den; and of an old anchor's role in a story of intrigue, cloaks and daggers.Each chapter centres on a site that can be visited, someplace or something that can be seen and often touched. But this is not a guidebook with the usual walking tours, detailed descriptions of the Royal Palace, National Museum, or the Khmer Rouge's infamous killing fields, though all these places make appearances in the book.Here is an eminently readable introduction to the stories and history that make Phnom Penh what it is. If this book encourages visitors to spend an extra day, or it inspires residents to stroll their city's streets with keener eyes than they normally would, it will have achieved its purpose.