McHale, Shawn Frederick,

Print and power : Confucianism, communism, and Buddhism in the making of modern Vietnam / Shawn Frederick McHale. - xii, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Southeast Asia--politics, meaning, memory . - Southeast Asia--politics, meaning, memory. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-250) and index.

Transforming print culture and the public sphere -- The colonial state and repression of the printed word -- Confucianism and Vietnamese culture -- Printing revolution, spreading communism -- From popular visions of paradise to the Buddhist revival.

0824826558 9780824826550

2003007985


Buddhism--History--Vietnam--20th century.
Confucianism--History--Vietnam--20th century.
Communism--History--Vietnam
Printing--History--Vietnam--20th century.


Vietnam--History--Historiography.--1858-1945

DS556.8 / .M387 2004

959.703