Pre-Communist Indochina

This book explores the history of pre-communist Indochina, from the 1300s to the 1940s. It provides a full account of the forces that shaped its development, including China - an important military, commercial and cultural influence - European colonialism, and the development of nationalism in response to colonial rule.

Author: R. B. Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/05/2008
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780415468053

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2009

About the Author

R.B. Smith was Professor of the International History of South-East Asia at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, where he taught from 1962-2000. His works include Vietnam and the West (1971); and the three volume An International History of the Vietnam War (1983, 1985, 1990).

Beryl Williams is Emeritus Reader in History, University of Sussex, UK. She taught at Sussex from 1963-2003, and her publications include The Russian Revolution 1917-1921 (1987) and Lenin (2000).