About the Author

George Dutton is assistant professor in the UCLA Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and chair of the UCLA Interdepartmental Program in Southeast Asian Studies.

Reviews

A major contribution to the study of Vietnamese society during the eighteenth century and also reveals new prospects for further research.-- "International Journal of Asian Studies (5:1, 2008)"

A splendid, important, and well-researched contribution to Vietnamese studies. More important, Dutton delves into previously poorly understood topics and in the process undermines many common narratives of the Vietnamese past. Scholars studying other parts of Southeast Asia, as well as those interested in Chinese and Japanese regional involvement, will benefit from this engaging and exceptional book.-- "IIAS Newsletter (Winter 2008)"

Dutton has clearly written an authoritative work which will be a staple in both undergraduate and graduate classes on Vietnam for quite some time to come. He has done more than write a compelling account of the events of late eighteenth-century Vietnam. He has also given us a rare glimpse into the lives and hardships of average Vietnamese during this period.-- "Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (February 2008)"

Dutton vividly paints the picture of a heterogeneous and antagonistic society, providing profound insights into a tumultuous period of Vietnamese history.-- "International Quarterly for Asian Studies (1:2, 2009)"

Tay Son Uprising is a splendid work. George Dutton has contributed an important and well-researched work to Vietnamese studies. I hope that scholars studying other parts of Southeast Asia, will study this book as it gives an engaging and exceptional outlook. Dutton has written a commendable book indeed.-- "New Asia Books"

This is an extraordinary and brilliant book. For a reviewer, the only real problem is to find sufficient words of praise. I, for one, have never read an account of a major precolonial, preindustrial rebellion involving peasants--whether in Mexico, China or Algeria--that is more persuasive, or in more balanced command of all its multitudinous details, than this one. This book's narrative . . . is convincing and lively. Its analysis . . . is cogent and reasonable. And the archival research upon which it is based . . . is simply superb.-- "Journal of Vietnamese Studies (2008)"