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Culture and Customs of Vietnam
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Mark W. McLeod, Nguyen Thi Dieu
Book Code: GR0485
ISBN: 0-313-30485-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30485-9
224 pages, map, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/2001
List Price: $57.95 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • ...this book includes virtually everything that a student looking for information on Vietnam is likely to need.
    —VOYA     February 2002
  • Finding postwar material is not always easy as our nation is still uncertain about uncovering wounds we'd rather forget, but we find this book to be an essential part of a high school's collection on South East Asia.
    —Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)     .
  • [C]oncise and excellent guide to Vietnamese culture, both past and present....this work is a valuable and unique contribution to popular Vietnamese studies.
    —American Reference Books Annual     2002
Description: Vietnam is increasingly opening up to the West, and society is in flux between tradition and modernity, and capitalism and socialism. Americans have distanced themselves from the Vietnam War now, and Culture and Customs of Vietnam fills a need to learn about the country, which has also evolved. Readers will find that this is the only general book on Vietnamese culture in English written by specialists. McLeod and Nguyen, historians specializing in Vietnam engagingly show the various forces of Vietnamese culture in narrative chapters on the land, people, and language; history and institutions; thought and religion; literature; art and architecture; cuisine; family, marriage, gender, and youth culture; festivals and leisure activities, and performing arts. Culture and Customs of Vietnam is a comprehensive, one-stop source, providing the most useful and intriguing information for students and general readers. Some of the highlights include the discussion of the Chinese influence in writing, thought, and religion; eating habits; the changing family; and water puppetry. A chronology, glossary, and numerous photos complement the text.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
  • Preface
  • Land, People, and Language
  • History and Institutions
  • Thought and Religion
  • Literature
  • Art and Architecture
  • Cuisine
  • Family, Marriage, Gender, and Youth Culture
  • Festivals and Leisure Activities
  • Glossary
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-052120
LCC Class: DS556
Dewey Class: 959
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