Undergraduate Course: Vietnam: Nationalism and Revolution, 1862-1954 (HIST10021)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | History |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | A pass or passes in 40 credits of first level historical courses or equivalent and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783). |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least 3 History courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses.
** visiting students must contact the Visiting Student Section directly for admission to this course ** |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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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. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of about 3000 words (one third of overall assessment); one two-hour examination paper (two-thirds of overall assessment). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Paul Bailey
Tel: (0131 6)50 3776
Email: Paul.Bailey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Marie-Therese Rafferty
Tel: (0131 6)50 3780
Email: M.T.Rafferty@ed.ac.uk |
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