Vietnam: Nationalism and Revolution, 1862-1954 (HI0044)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-VNR

The Vietnamese Revolution of August 1945 represented not only one of the first national liberation wars of the post-WW2 world, but also the first accession to power of an independent communist movement since the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. This one-term course explores the background to this momentous event and the eventual defeat of French colonialism in 1954. After exploring the nature of the Vietnamese polity and society on the eve of the French occupation in the mid-nineteenth century, the course will focus on the nature of French colonial rule and its impact on Vietnamese society, the changing patterns of Vietnamese response and resistance, the history of the Vietnamese communist movement, and the impact of WW2 on Vietnam's liberation struggle. The course makes use of a growing secondary literature in English on this period in Vietnam's history (although for those who want to 'keep up' with their French there will be plenty of opportunities to make use of secondary literature in French)

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A pass in any first level historical course and any second level historical course or equivalent. Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admissions Secretary to ensure that a place is available (tel. 503783).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The student will acquire a nuanced understanding of how French colonial rule dramatically affected Vietnam's polity, culture, society and economy, and of the complexity of the Vietnamese revolution that brought the communist led nationalist movement to power in August 1945 and its eventual defeat of the French in 1954.