James O`Neill, Charles Royster Garrison Tales from Tonquin: An American`s Stories of the French Foreign Legion in Vietnam in the 1890s 9780807171752

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Автор: James O`Neill, Charles Royster
Название: Garrison Tales from Tonquin: An American`s Stories of the French Foreign Legion in Vietnam in the 1890s
ISBN: 9780807171752
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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История Европы

История Азии

История нового времени до 20 века: с 1700 по 1900

ISBN-10: 0807171751
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 184
Вес: 0.20 кг.
Дата издания: 30.03.2019
Язык: English
Размер: 203 x 127 x 11
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Ключевые слова: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900,European history,Asian history, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia,HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century,HISTORY / Europe / Western
Подзаголовок: An american`s stories of the french foreign legion in vietnam in the 1890s
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: The thought of enlisting in the French Foreign Legion held a tantalizing allure for young nineteenth-century American boys in search of adventure. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, James ONeill enlisted in the legion in 1887, at the age of twenty-seven. In 1890, deployed to Tonquin in French Indochina (more familiar today as Tonkin, Vietnam), ONeill faced tropical heat, infectious disease, and sudden death. Like his contemporary Stephen Crane, ONeills ability to recount an engaging story and his keen sense for telling details provide a unique record of his time in this exotic world. In these thirteen tales, ONeill showsâ€”with surprising subtletyâ€”that Frances efforts to conquer and govern Indochina were foolhardy. Although the only American in his stories is the narrator, it is clear the tales are aimed at readers in the United States and intended to caution against the construction of empires abroad. Far from polemical tirades, these absorbing, unadorned stories read as remarkably contemporary in both style and substance. Historian Charles Royster provides a short biography of ONeill and the text of two long-forgotten essays ONeill published in magazines of the time, one a description of a Buddhist temple in Hanoi and the other an appreciation of the Hungarian novelist Maurus JÃ³kai. Whether read for historical value, literary merit, or political insights, Garrison Tales from Tonquin is a true discovery.
Дополнительное описание: Asian history|History|European history

Garrison Tales from Tonquin: An American`s Stories of the French Foreign Legion in Vietnam in the 1890s, James O`Neill, Charles Royster