The Bamboo Gulag: Political Imprisonment in Communist Vietnam

The Bamboo Gulag: Political Imprisonment in Communist Vietnam
ISBN-10
0786417145
ISBN-13
9780786417148
Category
Social Science
Pages
254
Language
English
Published
2004-01-15
Publisher
McFarland
Author
Nghia M. Vo

Description

This comprehensive review of the gulag system instituted in communist Vietnam explores the three-pronged approach that was used to convert the rebellious South into a full-fledged communist country after 1975. This book attempts to retrace the path of these imprisoned people from the last months of the war to their escape from Vietnam and explores the emotions that gripped them throughout their stay in the camps. Individual reactions to the camps varied depending on philosophical, emotional and moral beliefs. This reconstruction of those years serves as a memoir for all who were incarcerated in the bamboo gulags.

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