HIST 184S: The Vietnam Wars

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Units: 5

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

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Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: 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, SEAS 184S, and VNM 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.