The Country of Memory: Remaking the Past in Late Socialist Vietnam (Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: October 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780520222670
Subjects: Asian history: Vietnam War; Politics and government; History: World; History; History - General History; Vietnam; Asia - Southeast Asia; Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism; History / General; Film & Video - General; General; 1975-; Intellectual life; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
First sentence: A remarkable feature of the personal memoirs (hoi ky) published in nothern Vietnam following the establishment of the Communist state in 1954 is how little they have to do with personal memories.