The Price of War: Urbanization in Vietnam, 1954-1985

by Nigel Thrift and Dean Forbes

Book Overview

Much rare material is incorporated in this unique account of urbanization in a developing country that was ravaged by war for twenty years. With due emphasis on the experience of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), the authors present an account of what happened to the towns and cities of Vietnam between the establishment of Ho Chi Minh's socialist state in 1954 and the mid 1980s. The story is introduced through a general theoretical and empirical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138873985
• ISBN13: 9781138873988
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"