Peter Zinoman's original and insightful study focuses on the colonial prison system in French Indochina and its role in fostering modern political consciousness among the Vietnamese. Using prison memoirs, newspaper articles, and extensive archival records, Zinoman presents a wealth of significant new information to document how colonial prisons, rather than quelling political dissent and maintaining order, instead became institutions that promoted nationalism and revolutionary education.
- ISBN10 0585390010
- ISBN13 9780585390017
- Publish Date December 2001 (first published 1 January 2001)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format eBook
- Language English