Vietnamese Communism, 1925–1945 - Hardcover

Khanh, Huynh Kim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801413699 ISBN 13: 9780801413698

Publisher: Cornell University Press, 1982

Synopsis

From a cell of nine men in 1925, the Vietnamese Communists grew by December 1976 into a massive party with over 1.5 million members and the organizational and military capabilities to defeat the United States. What factors account for the outstanding success of the Indochinese Communist Party? In this book, Huynh Kim Khánh traces the Vietnamese Communist movement from its inception as a radical youth group founded by Ho Chi Minh (then Nguyen Ai Quoc) to its half-planned, half-accidental victory in 1945.

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Review:

"Based almost entirely on primary sources, this is one of the most thorough accounts yet written of the rise of Vietnamese communism. Khanh sees communism in Vietnam as a fusion of nationalism and Leninism, one indigenous and the other imported. The book contains a remarkable amount of research and will be useful to historians, general readers, and to policy makers."

"This is not only 'must reading' for students of Vietnamese history, but also is of value for those interested in the development of revolutionary movements and communist parties."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0801413699
• ISBN 13: 9780801413698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384