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The Last Emperors of Vietnam: From Tu Duc to Bao Dai

The Last Emperors of Vietnam: From Tu Duc to Bao Dai Hard cover - 2000

by Oscar Chapuis

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Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book tells the story of French interaction with Vietnam and the neighboring region, which began with the French seizure of Cochin-China and Tonking in the 19th century under Emperor Tu Duc and ended with their humiliating defeat at
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  • Title The Last Emperors of Vietnam: From Tu Duc to Bao Dai
  • Author Oscar Chapuis
  • Binding Hard Cover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 200
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Praeger, Westport, CT
  • Date 2000-03-30
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780313311703_pod
  • ISBN 9780313311703 / 0313311706
  • Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.58 x 6.36 x 0.8 in (24.33 x 16.15 x 2.03 cm)
  • Reading level 1280
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
  • Library of Congress subjects Vietnam - History - 20th century, Vietnam - History - 19th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99047094
  • Dewey Decimal Code 959.703

First line

If Emperor Gia Long had brought in the French to help him secure the throne of Annam, he probably believe he had paid them back with ranks, titles, and wealth.

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Citations

  • Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2000, Page 40

About the author

OSCAR CHAPUIS is former French Merchant Marine Captain who served as maritime inspector for the French High Commissioner in Indochina and as a maritime expert at the Saigon Court of Appeals. He was Professor at the Vietnam Maritime College, and he acted as a speaker on Vietnamese culture at the Multicultural Mental Health Training Program (MMHTP) at the University of South Florida. His other books include A History of Vietnam (Greenwood, 1995).