Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction 1."That Which Fills our Heart with Bitterness": Missionaries and the Purchase of Vietnamese Women and Children 2. "The Principal Article of Trade": Military Accounts of Human Trafficking in Tonkin during the Pacification Campaigns and Beyond 3. "This Odious Traffic in Annamite Children": French Consuls and the Victims of Human Trafficking 4."These Kidnappings are Injurious to our Prestige": The French Colonial Administration and its Inability to Stem the Tide of Human Trafficking in Indochina 5. Conclusion 6. Bibliography

About the Author

Micheline Lessard is Associate Professor of Southeast Asian History at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Reviews

"Human Trafficking in Colonial Vietnam is a thorough investigation into the political, diplomatic, and economic context in which the market for women and girls flourished during the colonial period. With its incredible detail drawn from an array of sources – some known to historians and many previously undiscovered – Lessard proves that human trafficking is not a modern concept in Vietnam and indeed has a long history in Indochina. This book will prove essential for the study of human trafficking – both academic and applied. It will be useful for both undergraduate and graduate courses in Asian history, French history, and gender studies. It should be a mandatory read for aid workers who focus on trafficking in Vietnam and China." - Christina Firpo, CalPoly University, International Institute for Asian Studies Newsletter