Hmong: History of a People

Seitenzahl:

244

Gewicht:

386 g

Auflage:

2. Auflage

Erschienen bei:

Ewu Pr (wa)

Kurzbeschreibung

Following the Second World War, the Hmong of northern Vietnam and Laos allied themselves with the French, and later the Americans, to fight against the Vietnamese communists. Nearly a third of the Laotian Hmong perished in combat or died from starvation and disease caused by war. After the communist takeover, more than eighty thousand Hmong people resettled in the United States. Although many Americans have heard the term Hmong, very few know anything about this group of Southeast Asian highlanders or about the role they played in the American war in Vietnam. This enlightening survey follows Hmong history and tradition from their early settlements in China up to and including much of their contribution to the war in Vietnam. Combining comprehensive coverage with a concise style, Hmong: History of a People is an ideal introduction to one of America's more poorly documented ethnic subgroups.

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Mehr über:  History - General History, History / Asia / General

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Mehr von:  Keith Quincy, Ewu Pr (wa)