History Lecture Series
“Compatriots, can you hear me?” The Vietnamese Revolution of 1945 and Its Implications for a Post-Colonial World
Wed. Feb. 1, 2017 7:30–9 p.m.
Kane Hall 130
Christoph Giebel, UW associate professor of history and international studies
Consciously drawing on the American, French, and Russian Revolutions, the Vietnamese Revolution accelerated the demise of Western colonial empires, foreshadowing decades of post-colonial interventionism around the world.
Admission: $5–$15 (Individual lecture); $20–$55 (series pass)
You can buy individual lecture tickets on the History Lecture Series registration page. Registration for UWAA members is open now; registration for non-members opens Dec. 12.
Christoph Giebel’s research and teaching interests concern 20th century Viet Nam; comparative colonialism and (French and US) imperialism in (Southeast) Asia; history, historiography, and memory; and the spatial representations of the wars in Viet Nam.
Recommended reading:
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- Sophie Quinn-Judge (2003), Ho Chi Minh, “The Missing Years”
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- David Marr (1997), “Vietnam 1945: The Quest for Power”
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- David Marr (2013), “Vietnam: State, War, and Revolution (1945-1946”
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- William Duiker (1994), “Sacred War: Nationalism and Revolution in a Divided Vietnam”
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