Quagmire Nation-Building and Nature in the Mekong Delta

Name: Quagmire Nation-Building and Nature in the Mekong Delta
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ISBN: 9780295991993

ISBN-10: 0295991992

ISBN-13: 9780295991993

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Authors: David Andrew Biggs, William Cronon

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Winner of the George Perkins Marsh AwardIn the twentieth century, the Mekong Delta has emerged as one of VietnamÕs most important economic regions. Its swamps, marshes, creeks, and canals have played a major role in VietnamÕs turbulent past, from the struggles of colonialism to the Cold War and the present day.Quagmireconsiders these struggles, their antecedents, and their legacies through the lens of environmental history."This work is an original and innovative approach to the contemporary history of Viet Nam."-Environmental History"Biggs is clearly a major talent, who has written a path-breaking book that enables us to see, experience, and interpret the delta anew."-Journal of…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication date: 3/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English