Imperial Heights: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective)
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- Synopsis
- The French built the city of Dalat in the alpine hills of southern Vietnam as a reminder of home. This book uncovers the strange 100-year history of a colonial city that was conceived as a center of power and has now become a kitsch tourist destination. Eric T. Jennings finds that from its very beginning, Dalat embodied the paradoxes of colonialism. It was a city of leisure built on the backs of thousands of laborers, a supposed paragon of hygiene that offered only questionable protection from disease, and a new venture into ethnic relations that ultimately backfired. Jennings' fascinating history opens a new window onto virtually all aspects of French Indochina, from architecture to violence, labor, métissage, health and medicine, gender and ethnic relations, and more.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 376 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780520948440
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780520272699, 9780520272699
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/15/17
- Copyrighted By:
- University of California Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.