{"product_id":"vietnam-a-new-history","title":"Vietnam: A New History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe definitive history of modern Vietnam and its diverse and divided past  The best one-volume history of modern Vietnam in English. Wall Street Journal  In Vietnam  Christopher Goscha tells the full history of Vietnam  from antiquity to the present day. Generations of emperors  rebels  priests  and colonizers left complicated legacies in this remarkable country. Periods of Chinese  French  and Japanese rule reshaped and modernized Vietnam  but so too did the colonial enterprises of the Vietnamese themselves as they extended their influence southward from the Red River Delta. Over the centuries  numerous kingdoms  dynasties  and states have ruled overand fought forwhat is now Vietnam. The bloody Cold War-era conflict between Ho Chi Minhs communist-backed Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the American-backed Republic of Vietnam was only the most recent instance when war divided and transformed Vietnam.  A major achievement  Vietnam offers the grand narrative of the countrys complex past and the creation of the modern state of Vietnam. It is the definitive single-volume history for anyone seeking to understand Vietnam today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985809141813,"sku":"ByrdShop_0465094368","price":42.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780465094363.jpg?v=1770872276","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/vietnam-a-new-history","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}