In this Book

Disorientation: France, Vietnam, and the Ambivalence of Interculturality

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Karl Ashoka Britto
2004
Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
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The close readings that form the core of the book are inflected by cultural and historical considerations, and informed by a range of primary documents that includes training manuals for colonial administrators, works of imperialist propaganda, tourist guidebooks and travel writing, and textbooks from Franco-Vietnamese schools.

Table of Contents

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Cover

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Frontmatter

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Contents

pp. v-vi
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Acknowledgments

pp. vii-viii
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Introduction

pp. 1-11
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1. The Conquered Student: Colonial Education and Vietnamese Francophone Writers

pp. 13-29
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2. Sentimental Interculturality: Nguyen Phan Long's Le Roman de Mademoiselle Lys

pp. 31-79
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3. Race, Culture, and Stereotype: Truong Dinh Tri and Albert de Teneuille's Ba-Dam

pp. 81-108
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4. History, Memory,and Narrative Nostalgia: Pham Duy Khiem's Nam et Sylvie

pp. 109-123
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5. Writing Interculturality: Pham Van Ky's Des Femmes assises ga et la

pp. 125-156
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Afterword

pp. 157-160
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Notes

pp. 161-191
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Bibliography

pp. 193-200
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Index

pp. 201-206
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