University of Wisconsin Press, 2006 Paper: 978-0-299-21774-7 | eISBN: 978-0-299-21773-0 | Cloth: 978-0-299-21770-9 Library of Congress Classification DS556.5.V544 2006 Dewey Decimal Classification 959.7
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Moving beyond past histories of Viet Nam that have focused on nationalist struggle, this volume brings together work by scholars who are re-examining centuries of Vietnamese history. Crossing borders and exploring ambiguities, the essays in Viet Nam: Borderless Histories draw on international archives and bring a range of inventive analytical approaches to the global, regional, national, and local narratives of Vietnamese history. Among the topics explored are the extraordinary diversity between north and south, lowland and highland, Viet and minority, and between colonial, Chinese, Southeast Asian, and dynastic influences. The result is an exciting new approach to Southeast Asia's past that uncovers the complex and rich history of Viet Nam.
“A wonderful introduction to the exciting work that a new generation of scholars is engaging in.”—Liam C. Kelley, International Journal of Asian Studies
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Nhung Tuyet Tran is assistant professor of history at the University of Toronto.
Anthony Reid is founding director of the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore.
REVIEWS
"A significant contribution to the efforts to move beyond a national history of Vietnam. Many intriguing stories of the marginal and ambiguous subjects in the place we call Vietnam today."—Thongchai Winichakul, University of Wisconsin–Madison
"Vitally important not only for Vietnamese studies, but also for broader efforts in Southeast Asian studies to recover the pluralities and fluidities of the past."—Mark Philip Bradley, Northwestern University
“Shows that crossing both physical and ideological borders is necessary to get at the truth of this fascinating country. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Preface 000
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Introduction : The Construction of Vietnamese Historical Identities 000
Nhung Tuyet Tran and Anthony Reid
1. Research on the Village in Vi?t Nam : Assessment and Perspectives 000
Phan Huy Lê
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Constructing Vi?t against a H n World
2. Lê Van Huu and Ngô Si Liên: A Comparison of their Perception of Vietnamese History
000
Insun Yu
3. Chinese Military Technology and /?i Vi?t, c. 1368¿1484 000
Sun Laichen
4. Beyond the Myth of Equality: Women's Inheritance Rights in the Lê Dynasty
Nhung Tuyet Tran
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Southern Pluralities
5. The 18th century Mekong Delta and its World of Water Frontier 000
Li Tana
6. One Region, Two Histories: Cham Precedents in the History of the H?i An Region 000
Charles Wheeler
7. Transnationalism and Multi-ethnicity in the Early Gia Long Period 000
Wynn Wilcox
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Rediscovering Vietnamese-European Encounters
8. Crossing Oceans, Crossing Boundaries: The Remarkable Life of Philipê B?nh (1759¿1832)
000
George Dutton
9. Strangers in a Foreign Land: Vietnamese Soldiers and Workers in France during World
War I 000
Kim Loan Hill
10. Recasting Pigneau de Béhaine: French Missionaries and the Politics of Writing Colonial
History 000
James P. Daughton
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Glossary 000
Bibliography 000
Contributors 000
Index 000
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University of Wisconsin Press, 2006 Paper: 978-0-299-21774-7 eISBN: 978-0-299-21773-0 Cloth: 978-0-299-21770-9
Moving beyond past histories of Viet Nam that have focused on nationalist struggle, this volume brings together work by scholars who are re-examining centuries of Vietnamese history. Crossing borders and exploring ambiguities, the essays in Viet Nam: Borderless Histories draw on international archives and bring a range of inventive analytical approaches to the global, regional, national, and local narratives of Vietnamese history. Among the topics explored are the extraordinary diversity between north and south, lowland and highland, Viet and minority, and between colonial, Chinese, Southeast Asian, and dynastic influences. The result is an exciting new approach to Southeast Asia's past that uncovers the complex and rich history of Viet Nam.
“A wonderful introduction to the exciting work that a new generation of scholars is engaging in.”—Liam C. Kelley, International Journal of Asian Studies
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Nhung Tuyet Tran is assistant professor of history at the University of Toronto.
Anthony Reid is founding director of the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore.
REVIEWS
"A significant contribution to the efforts to move beyond a national history of Vietnam. Many intriguing stories of the marginal and ambiguous subjects in the place we call Vietnam today."—Thongchai Winichakul, University of Wisconsin–Madison
"Vitally important not only for Vietnamese studies, but also for broader efforts in Southeast Asian studies to recover the pluralities and fluidities of the past."—Mark Philip Bradley, Northwestern University
“Shows that crossing both physical and ideological borders is necessary to get at the truth of this fascinating country. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Preface 000
<LINE SPACE>
Introduction : The Construction of Vietnamese Historical Identities 000
Nhung Tuyet Tran and Anthony Reid
1. Research on the Village in Vi?t Nam : Assessment and Perspectives 000
Phan Huy Lê
<LINE SPACE>
Constructing Vi?t against a H n World
2. Lê Van Huu and Ngô Si Liên: A Comparison of their Perception of Vietnamese History
000
Insun Yu
3. Chinese Military Technology and /?i Vi?t, c. 1368¿1484 000
Sun Laichen
4. Beyond the Myth of Equality: Women's Inheritance Rights in the Lê Dynasty
Nhung Tuyet Tran
<LINE SPACE>
Southern Pluralities
5. The 18th century Mekong Delta and its World of Water Frontier 000
Li Tana
6. One Region, Two Histories: Cham Precedents in the History of the H?i An Region 000
Charles Wheeler
7. Transnationalism and Multi-ethnicity in the Early Gia Long Period 000
Wynn Wilcox
<LINE SPACE>
Rediscovering Vietnamese-European Encounters
8. Crossing Oceans, Crossing Boundaries: The Remarkable Life of Philipê B?nh (1759¿1832)
000
George Dutton
9. Strangers in a Foreign Land: Vietnamese Soldiers and Workers in France during World
War I 000
Kim Loan Hill
10. Recasting Pigneau de Béhaine: French Missionaries and the Politics of Writing Colonial
History 000
James P. Daughton
<LINE SPACE>
Glossary 000
Bibliography 000
Contributors 000
Index 000
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