Nghia M. Vo

Saigon

A History

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Produktbeschreibung

Saigon (since 1976, officially H? Chi Minh City but widely still referred to as Saigon) is the largest metropolitan area in modern Vietnam and has long been the country's economic engine. This is the city's complete history, from its humble beginnings as a Khmer village in the swampy Mekong delta to its emergence as a major political, economic and cultural hub.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9780786464661
• ISBN-10: 0786464666
• Artikelnr.: 32738223

Autorenporträt

Nghia M. Vo, a Vietnamese-American, has written multiple books on Vietnamese culture. He helped found the nonprofit Saigon Arts, Culture & Education Institute and works to document Vietnamese-American culture through conferences, publications and a website.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
1. The Riverine Trading Post (1698-1777)     
2. Gia D¿nh/Saigon, the Royal Capital (1777-1802)     
3. Saigon Under the Warlords (1802-1835)     
4. Colonial Saigon (1858-1920)     
5. Saigon Through World War II (1920-1945)     
6. Saigon Under Bao Dai (1945-1954)     
7. Saigon Under the Ngos (1954-1963)     
8. American Saigon     
9. Saigon and the Generals (1967-1975)     
10. Red Saigon (1975-1988)     
11. Resurgent Saigon (1988-2010)     
12. The Little Saigons     
Epilogue     
Appendix: Saigon Street Names According to Periods in History     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index