Explore common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time withTHE ESSENTIAL WORLD HISTORY: to 1500. This brief overview of world history covers political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history integrated into a [...]
Explore common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time with THE ESSENTIAL WORLD HISTORY. This brief overview of world history covers political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history integrated into a chronolo[...]
A book from Cengage Learning on "Contemporary World History, International Edition".
To grasp the complicated causes and consequences of the Vietnam War, one must understand the extraordinary life of Ho Chi Minh, the man generally recognized as the father of modern Vietnam. Duiker provides startling insights into Ho's true motivation, as well as into the Soviet and Chinese roles in [...]
Although Ho Chi Minh's life helped shape the 20th century, not until now has there been a major biography of this immensely important and elusive figure. This impressive work of history by a world-renowned authority on Vietnam now fills this gap, taking full advantage of information only recently de[...]
In this new edition of his widely acclaimed study, William Duiker has revised and updated his analysis of the Communist movement in Vietnam from its formation in 1930 to the dilemmas facing its leadership in the postCold War era. Making use of newly available documentary sources and recent Western s[...]