Historical Dictionary of the Indochina War (1945–1954) Chris Baker By Donald K

By Donald K

Cambodia underwent a visible economic transformation driven largely by such external factors as increased Chinese demand for primary commodities and a strong international demand for Cambodian garments

has important potential for producing fresh understandings of contemporary Southeast Asian societies

In going beyond the simple binary oral versus written

ancestors have remained a strangely neglected topic

Historical Dictionary of the Indochina War (1945–1954) Chris Baker By Donald KBy Christopher E. Goscha 600 pp., illustrated, paperback, 2015 This first historical dictionary in English of the Indochina War (194554) provides the most comprehensive account to date of one of the most important conflicts of the twentieth century. Using over 1,600 personally researched and crafted entries, Goscha provides in depth, expert coverage of the Indochina War in all its dimensions. A succinct historical introduction frames the dictionary.