
The Vietnam War
Peter Lowe(Editor)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 12. October 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-333-65831-4 (ISBN)
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Description
Whether viewed as a proxy encounter in the Cold War or as one of the last colonial wars, the conflict in Vietnam continues to attract enormous attention as one of the most divisive and traumatic events of the post World War II period. Many of the issues have tended to revolve almost exclusively around American culpability: the immolation of the US of an otherwise blameless region for reasons of incompetent "Realpolitik" (the view of one camp) or the terrible American sacrifice which blunted forever Communism's ability to expand into the rest of Asia (the view of the other). With the end of the Cold War, the arguments can be re-evaluated. This book is an attempt, using an international range of contributors, to explain to students the wider meaning and effects of the Vietnam conflict. The essays are intended to provide teaching material and give a greater depth to our understanding of the war.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
maps, index
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 141 mm
Weight
438 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-65831-4 (9780333658314)
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The Vietnam War
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Red Globe Press
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Content
Introduction; P.Lowe - Origins and Alternatives: Comments, Counter-facts and Commitments; A.Short - Coping with the United States: Hanoi's Search for an Effective Strategy; N.V.Tung - South Vietnam; N.V.Long - The United States and Vietnam; D.L.Anderson - The Anti-Vietnam War Movement in the United States; T.Wells - Developing an Alliance: The Soviet Union and Vietnam, 1954-1975; I.V.Gaiduk - China and the Vietnam Wars, 1950-1975; C.Jian - Australia and the Vietnam War; C.Bridge - International Aspects of the Vietnam War; A.Parker - Maps - Index