The A to Z of Vietnam

by William J. Duiker and Bruce McFarland Lockhart

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810876469
• ISBN13: 9780810876460
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 558 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"