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History
357: The Vietnam Wars: 1945 to the Present
Instructor: Richard
Kagan
Goals: To place the war in historical perspective
and to give the student an understanding of Vietnam's political
and intellectual struggles.
Content: The colonization of Vietnam, the nature
of the Communist revolution and postwar problems for Southeast
Asia, the various interpretations of the war.
Teaching methods: Lecture, Public Broadcasting
Service films, movies.
Assignments: Four short papers on different
aspects of the war.
Taught: Alternate years.
Size: 35
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