A Portrait of Vietnam

by Lou Dematteis

Book Overview

Photojournalist Dematteis took the photographs in this collection on trips to Vietnam from 1992 to 1995. He chose to photograph ordinary Vietnamese going about their daily lives during a period when their country was opening its doors to foreigners after a long period of isolation. As Dematteis notes in his introduction, many books and motion pictures have "taught us much about the American War in Indochina, but precious little about the Vietnamese...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393314294
• ISBN13: 9780393314298
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.0" x 8.6"