Shadows and Wind - Hardcover

Templer, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316646660 ISBN 13: 9780316646666

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, 1998

Synopsis

For many people, Vietnam remains a war not a country. This text explores the country behind the myths and images, looking at Vietnam's literature, history, art and architecture, politics, religion and food. The author shows the emerging popular culture and the Vietnamese at home and overseas.

About this title

Product Description

Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.
Date of Publication: 1998
Binding: hard back
Edition:
Condition: Fine/Near Fine
Description: 0316646660 cover slightly grubby

From the Author

Going beyond the conventional wisdom on Vietnam
Shadows and Wind was written after spending three years living in Vietnam, working as a journalist. My aim was to give a broad look at a society today and to go beyond the images left by the Vietnam War, images that are some of the most powerful of this century. Covering issues including politics, popular culture, food, architecture, literature, religion, and the overseas Vietnamese. Shadows and Wind is based on hundreds of interviews with Vietnamese and years of research in Vietnam and abroad. I examine the impact of the war and provide historical background to explain how Vietnam got to where it is today but the focus is on the contemporary strains in a society that has seen a decade of rapid change..

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316646660
• ISBN 13: 9780316646666
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400