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Imperial Heights: Dalat and the Making and Undoing of French Indochina
Eric T. Jennings
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Description for Imperial Heights: Dalat and the Making and Undoing of French Indochina
Paperback. Intended as a reminder of Europe for soldiers and clerks of the empire, the city of Dalat, located in the hills of Southern Vietnam, was built by the French in an alpine locale that reminded them of home. This book uncovers the strange 100-year history of a colonial city that was conceived as a center of power. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 374 pages, 34 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
Intended as a reminder of Europe for soldiers and clerks of the empire, the city of Dalat, located in the hills of Southern Vietnam, was built by the French in an alpine locale that reminded them 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 famed for its colonial villas, flower beds, pristine lakes, and pastoral landscapes. Eric T. Jennings finds that from its very beginning, Dalat embodied the paradoxes of colonialism - it was a city of leisure built ... Read more
Intended as a reminder of Europe for soldiers and clerks of the empire, the city of Dalat, located in the hills of Southern Vietnam, was built by the French in an alpine locale that reminded them 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 famed for its colonial villas, flower beds, pristine lakes, and pastoral landscapes. Eric T. Jennings finds that from its very beginning, Dalat embodied the paradoxes of colonialism - it was a city of leisure built ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective
Condition
New
Weight
540g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520272699
SKU
V9780520272699
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About Eric T. Jennings
Eric T. Jennings, Professor of History at the University of Toronto, is the author of Curing the Colonizers, and Vichy in the Tropics.
Reviews for Imperial Heights: Dalat and the Making and Undoing of French Indochina
In the masterly hands of Eric Jennings, the history of Dalat becomes, not just a case study of a colonial holiday site, but a window into the dreams, fears and tension of colonialism. Canadian Journal Of History An outstanding book... In a riveting sequence of chapters, the author develops a multilayered analysis of life in Dalat. American ... Read more