Book ID: CBB001212307

Quagmire: Nation-Building and Nature in the Mekong Delta (2010)

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Biggs, David (Author)


University of Washington Press


Publication Date: 2010
Physical Details: xviii + 300 pp.; ill.; maps
Language: English

"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."--From cover leaf.

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Authors & Contributors
Shih, Ashanti
McGregor, James H. S.
Paolo Vidali
James Sievert
Biasillo, Roberta
Rafi Youatt
Concepts
Nature
Nature and its relationship to culture; human-nature relationships
Environmental history
Science and politics
Environmental sciences
Forests and forestry
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
Medieval
Early modern
Places
United States
France
China
Vietnam
Western states (U.S.)
Mediterranean region
Institutions
World Wildlife Fund
United States. National Park Service
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