VNM 184S: The Vietnam Wars

← 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 →
← 2016-17 ← 2016-17 changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2018-19 → 2018-19 →

Units: 5

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 181

Description: Pre- requisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An introduction to Vietnamese history in the twentieth century. Covers the three Indochina wars (1945-1986) from different Vietnamese perspectives. Topics include experiences during French colonial rule; the anticolonial movements; periods of French and American military involvement up to 1975; the postwar society; and the post- doi moi society.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with AST 160S, HIST 184S, and SEAS 184S.

Credit: Credit is awarded for only one of the following: AST 160/HIST 184/SEAS 184/VNM 184 or AST 160S/ HIST 184S/SEAS 184S/VNM 184S.