Historical Dictionary of Vietnam

Historical Dictionary of Vietnam
Author: Bruce M. Lockhart
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2006-02-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 081086505X

Vietnam became part of French Indochina in 1887 and did not regain its independence again until after the Vietnam War. However, despite a relatively peaceful two decades the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies. In an effort to change this stagnation, Vietnamese authorities have committed to economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The third edition of this dictionary focuses on the recent changes and leadership of Vietnam while giving due attention to the earlier kingdoms, the period of French Indochina, the wars for liberation, the Vietnam War, and much more. Hundreds of cross-referenced A to Z dictionary entries are included on political, economic, social and cultural aspects as well as the major cities and geographic features. This book also contains a chronology and introduction that traces Vietnam's history, as well as a bibliography.

Vietnam: A Natural History

Vietnam: A Natural History
Author: Eleanor Jane Sterling
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 443
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0300128215

A country uncommonly rich in plants, animals, and natural habitats, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam shelters a significant portion of the world’s biological diversity, including rare and unique organisms and an unusual mixture of tropical and temperate species. This book is the first comprehensive account of Vietnam’s natural history in English. Illustrated with maps, photographs, and thirty-five original watercolor illustrations, the book offers a complete tour of the country’s plants and animals along with a full discussion of the factors shaping their evolution and distribution. Separate chapters focus on northern, central, and southern Vietnam, regions that encompass tropics, subtropics, mountains, lowlands, wetland and river regions, delta and coastal areas, and offshore islands. The authors provide detailed descriptions of key natural areas to visit, where a traveler might explore limestone caves or glimpse some of the country’s twenty-seven monkey and ape species and more than 850 bird species. The book also explores the long history of humans in the country, including the impact of the Vietnam-American War on plants and animals, and describes current efforts to conserve Vietnam’s complex, fragile, and widely threatened biodiversity.

Historical Dictionary of Vietnam

Historical Dictionary of Vietnam
Author: William J. Duiker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Vietnam
ISBN: 9780810833517

New edition of a dictionary covering historical, political, economic, cultural, geographic and social terms from Vietnam, in entries of one to several paragraphs in length. Duiker (East Asian studies, Penn State) prioritizes recent events and individuals over those from the remote past. Appends a brief chronology of events in Vietnamese history and several tables of pertinent information. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Vietnam War Slang

Vietnam War Slang
Author: Tom Dalzell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2014-07-25
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1317661877

In 2014, the US marks the 50th anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, the basis for the Johnson administration’s escalation of American military involvement in Southeast Asia and war against North Vietnam. Vietnam War Slang outlines the context behind the slang used by members of the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. Troops facing and inflicting death display a high degree of linguistic creativity. Vietnam was the last American war fought by an army with conscripts, and their involuntary participation in the war added a dimension to the language. War has always been an incubator for slang; it is brutal, and brutality demands a vocabulary to describe what we don’t encounter in peacetime civilian life. Furthermore, such language serves to create an intense bond between comrades in the armed forces, helping them to support the heavy burdens of war. The troops in Vietnam faced the usual demands of war, as well as several that were unique to Vietnam – a murky political basis for the war, widespread corruption in the ruling government, untraditional guerilla warfare, an unpredictable civilian population in Vietnam, and a growing lack of popular support for the war back in the US. For all these reasons, the language of those who fought in Vietnam was a vivid reflection of life in wartime. Vietnam War Slang lays out the definitive record of the lexicon of Americans who fought in the Vietnam War. Assuming no prior knowledge, it presents around 2000 headwords, with each entry divided into sections giving parts of speech, definitions, glosses, the countries of origin, dates of earliest known citations, and citations. It will be an essential resource for Vietnam veterans and their families, students and readers of history, and anyone interested in the principles underpinning the development of slang.

Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City

Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City
Author: Justin Corfield
Publisher: Anthem Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2014-11-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1783083336

Offering a concise overview of Ho Chi Minh City’s history and development, the ‘Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City’ presents a comprehensive historical survey of the city in the form of an alphabetical list of keywords and names, with accompanying definitions. Both well-researched and authoritative, the volume draws upon a wide range of modern sources, and contains an introductory essay about the city, a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, photographs and appendixes of supplemental information.

NTC's Vietnamese-English Dictionary

NTC's Vietnamese-English Dictionary
Author: Đình Hoà Nguyễn
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780844283562

Contains product samples of commercial upholstery fabrics.

Vietnamese-English Dictionary

Vietnamese-English Dictionary
Author: Đình Hoà Nguyễn
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 592
Release: 1966
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

Answers the need for a compact and concise students' dictionary.

Historical Dictionary of the War in Vietnam

Historical Dictionary of the War in Vietnam
Author: Ronald B. Frankum
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 650
Release: 2011-06-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810879565

For Southeast Asia, the Vietnam War altered forever the history, topography, people, economy, and politics of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), Cambodia, and Laos. That the war was controversial is an understatement as is the notion that the war can be understood from any one perspective. One way of understanding the Vietnam War is by marking its time with turning points, both major and minor, that involved events or decisions that helped to influence its course in the years to follow. By examining a few of these turning points, an organizational framework takes shape that makes understanding the war more possible. Historical Dictionary of the War in Vietnam emphasizes the international nature of the war, as well as provide a greater understanding of the long scope of the conflict. The major events associated with the war will serve as the foundation of the book while additional entries will explore the military, diplomatic, political, social, and cultural events that made the war unique. While military subjects will be fully explored, there will be greater attention to other aspects of the war. All of this is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Vietnam War.

Historical Dictionary of the 1960s

Historical Dictionary of the 1960s
Author: James S. Olson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 557
Release: 1999-12-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0313001081

Few eras in U.S. history have begun with more optimistic promise and ended in more pessimistic despair than the 1960s. When JFK became president in 1960, the U.S. was the hope of the world. Ten years later American power abroad seemed wasted in the jungles of Indochina, and critics at home cast doubt on whether the U.S. was really the land of the free and the home of the brave. This book takes an encyclopedic look at the decade—at the individuals who shaped the era, the civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women's movement, and the youth rebellion. It covers the political, military, social, cultural, religious, economic, and diplomatic topics that made the 1960s a unique decade in U.S. history.