Southern Vietnam under the Reign of Minh Mang (1820Ð1841) - Paperback

by Choi Byung Wook (Author)

This study of nineteenth-century Vietnam focuses on interactions between the Vietnamese king, Minh Mang, and the heterogeneous southern region of the country, which he sought to bring more firmly under state control through a series of polices intended to "Vietnamize" the populace and unite north and south.