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Pre-Communist Indochina (Paperback)
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Pre-Communist Indochina (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
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This book explores the history of pre-communist Indochina, from the
fourteenth century to the 1940s. It examines the early state of
Vietnam, comparing and contrasting its political and social
systems, with both those of neighbouring states such as Thailand
and those prevalent at the time in Europe. It identifies the forces
that shaped Indochina before the arrival of European colonial
powers, in particular the impact of China, which was not only a
military threat and extracted payments of tribute, but was also an
important commercial and cultural influence, not least through the
export of Confucianism. It demonstrates clearly that the events and
transformations of the late 16th and early 17th centuries are the
starting point of developments which by around 1800 established the
broad pattern of political and economic relations that existed
before the nineteenth century 'impact of the West' began. It goes
on to consider the impact of European colonialism in Indochina,
focusing especially on French Indochina. It explores the ways in
which the French occupiers groomed a new indigenous colonial elite
to replace the existing elites who refused to co-operate with the
authorities, and examines the growing opposition to French rule,
including the role played by the often misunderstood religious and
political movement of Caodaism. It analyses the different avenues
of expression of Vietnamese nationalism, including the emergence of
the Constitutionalist Party - the nearest French Indochina had to a
democratic party in the Western sense. It shows how it sought to
seek, through the actions of the French themselves, reforms that
would lead to the modernisation of the country and more liberty for
its inhabitants; and explains why it ultimately failed to achieve
its objectives. Written by the late Ralph Smith, a highly respected
historian of Asia, this book is essential reading for anyone
seeking to understand the history of Indochina.
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