1. In search of a future; 2. A missionary of revolution; 3. Under the Sword of Damocles; 4. Father of the nation; 5. The force of circumstance; 6. Epilogue: a man at the interface between two worlds.
A fascinating biography of the Vietnamese icon Ho Chi Minh.
Pierre Brocheux is retired Professor of History at Université de Paris VII – Denis Diderot. His many publications include Une Histoire économique du Viet Nam, 1850–2007 (2009) and, with Daniel Hemery, Indochina: An Ambiguous Colonization, 1858–1954 (2010).
'The founder of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam emerges as an
appealing but still somewhat enigmatic figure in this
impressionistic biography.' Publishers Weekly
'A noted French scholar of colonial and contemporary Vietnam,
Brocheux (The Mekong Delta) has written a fascinating account of Ho
Chi Minh the man (born Nguyen Sinh Cung in 1890) and 'Uncle Ho' the
myth.' Patti C. McCall, Library Journal
'… the most sensitive treatment of Ho's complex personality, as
well as iconic status, that I have read to date. Brocheux gives us
his own interpretation of Ho while avoiding the temptation to
extemporize in a quasi-fictional manner.' David G. Marr, Pacific
Affairs
'… a must for anyone fascinated with Southeast Asia and the Vietnam
wars.' Choice
'Pierre Brocheux has written an engrossing biography of Ho Chi
Minh, based on an impressive range of unused or little-known
sources.' Ngô Van, La Quinzaine Littéraire
'[Pierre Brocheux's biography] is full of life and humanity, and
thoroughly investigates the complexities of the man's life. A rich
book, with an index and a timeline which helps the reader to find
his way in such a complex life.' Jean-François Klein, Outre-Mers.
Revue d'Historie
'Written by one of the best specialists of colonial and
contemporary Vietnam, this biography of the 'father' of the
revolution offers a very 'historical' and objective account,
without adding any of the biased and polemical views too often
associated with the biographical genre.' Jean-Pierre Gomane,
Politique Etrangère
'A noted French scholar of colonial and contemporary Vietnam,
Brocheux … has written a fascinating account of Ho Chi Minh the man
… and 'Uncle Ho' the myth. Culling a number of obscure resources,
Brocheux pieces together the enigmatic life of a person who changed
identities and personas as he worked toward his cream of an
independent and free Vietnam.' Library Journal Review
'This is a lively and informative book on the life of Ho Chi Minh.
The early chapters in particular, dealing with Ho's early life,
travels and his developing ideology are among the best from the
point of view of providing detail on the life of an early 20th
century revolutionary. Asian Affairs
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