Hanoi: City of the Rising Dragon

Boudarel, Georges; Ky, Van Nguyen

ISBN 10: 0742516547 / ISBN 13: 9780742516540

Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002

This is a paperback edition. The text and photographs are clear. There is some wear on the cover and something on the bottom edges. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 607640

Inhaltsangabe:

For many Westerners, Hanoi evokes memories only of war and bitter loss. But Hanoi is much more than the capital of Vietnamese communism. Ancient seat of the royal house, then center of the French colonial empire in Indochina, and finally birthplace of Vietnamese independence, Hanoi is today a thriving urban center with a rich history all its own. Georges Boudarel and Nguyen Van Ky paint a vivid portrait of a city that is now awakening to the modern era. Together they reveal Hanoi in its myriad facets, from the aromas of its traditional cuisine to its destruction in wartime to the modern era of motorcycles and movie theaters. Part history, part paean, this book takes us into the heart of a city just emerging from the storms of the twentieth century.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Georges Boudarel, a French historian, lived in Indochina before the departure of the French, gaining firsthand experience of the Vietnamese resistance and their eventual liberation. Nguyen Van Ky is a Vietnamese scholar who specializes in contemporary life in Vietnam.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Hanoi: City of the Rising Dragon
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Einband: Soft cover
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket