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Quagmire : nation-building and nature in the Mekong Delta /
"In the twentieth century, the Mekong Delta emerged as one of Vietnam's most important economic regions. Its swamps, marshes, creeks, and canals played a major role in Vietnam's turbulent past, from the struggles of colonialism, to the the Cold War, and to the present day. [This book]...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Weyerhaeuser environmental book.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "In the twentieth century, the Mekong Delta emerged as one of Vietnam's most important economic regions. Its swamps, marshes, creeks, and canals played a major role in Vietnam's turbulent past, from the struggles of colonialism, to the the Cold War, and to the present day. [This book] considers these struggles, their antecedents, and their legacies from the perspective of environmental history."--Cover leaf |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 300 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-288) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780295801544 0295801549 |