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The Colonial Bastille: A History of Imprisonment in Vietnam, 1862-1940

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Peter Zinoman's original and insightful study focuses on the colonial prison system in French Indochina and its role in fostering modern political consciousness among the Vietnamese. Using prison memoirs, newspaper articles, and extensive archival records, Zinoman presents a wealth of significant new information to document how colonial prisons, rather than quelling political dissent and maintaining order, instead became institutions that promoted nationalism and revolutionary education.

Language: English

Pages: 370

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: March 04, 2001

ISBN: 0520224124

ISBN 13: 9780520224124

The Colonial Bastille: A History of Imprisonment in Vietnam, 1862-1940

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Peter Zinoman's original and insightful study focuses on the colonial prison system in French Indochina and its role in fostering modern political consciousness among the Vietnamese. Using prison memoirs, newspaper articles, and extensive archival records, Zinoman presents a wealth of significant new information to document how colonial prisons, rather than quelling political dissent and maintaining order, instead became institutions that promoted nationalism and revolutionary education.

Language: English

Pages: 370

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: March 04, 2001

ISBN: 0520224124

ISBN 13: 9780520224124

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