The Colonial Bastille
A History of Imprisonment in Vietnam, 1862-1940
A Philip E. Lilienthal Book in Asian Studies
$55.00, £32.95 hardcover
978-0-520-22412-4
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370 pages, 6 x 9 inches, 3 maps, 8 tables
March 2001, Available worldwide
Categories: Asian Studies; Asian History; Southeast Asia; Politics
March 2001, Available worldwide
Categories: Asian Studies; Asian History; Southeast Asia; Politics
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"Zinoman, using a wide variety of sources, shows how the injustice and blatant cruelty of the French penal system in Vietnam was used to still dissent. Zinoman's research concludes that the very act of imprisonment, rather than stilling the dissent, helped to develop a revolutionary ardor that eventually led to Vietnam's independence."—The Journal
"Zinoman makes original contributions on multiple fronts, including colonial systems; prisons as social institutions; political life in prison; public campaigns concerning prisons; and released prisoners in action. He also takes us beyond the colonial/anticolonial, nationalist/communist, and war/peace dichotomies that have long dominated Vietnam studies."—David Marr, author of Vietnamese Tradition on Trial, 1920-1945
"This is a wonderful, lucidly argued, and meticulously documented book."—Ann Stoler, author of Race and the Education of Desire: Foucault's History of Sexuality and the Colonial Order of Things
"This is a wonderful, lucidly argued, and meticulously documented book."—Ann Stoler, author of Race and the Education of Desire: Foucault's History of Sexuality and the Colonial Order of Things
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.
Acknowledgments
List of Maps and Tables
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Origins of the Ill-Disciplined Prison
2. The System: Fragmented Order and Integrative Dynamics
3. The Regime: Surveillance, Forced Labor, and Total Care
4. Prisoners and Prison Society
5. Colonial Prisons in Revolt, 1862 - 1930
6. The Thai Nguyen Rebellion
7. Prison Cells and Party Cells: The Indochinese Communist Party in Prison, 1930 - 1936
8. Prisons and the Colonial Press, 1933 - 1939
9. The Prisoner Released
Epilogue
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Index
List of Maps and Tables
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Origins of the Ill-Disciplined Prison
2. The System: Fragmented Order and Integrative Dynamics
3. The Regime: Surveillance, Forced Labor, and Total Care
4. Prisoners and Prison Society
5. Colonial Prisons in Revolt, 1862 - 1930
6. The Thai Nguyen Rebellion
7. Prison Cells and Party Cells: The Indochinese Communist Party in Prison, 1930 - 1936
8. Prisons and the Colonial Press, 1933 - 1939
9. The Prisoner Released
Epilogue
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Index
2001 John K Fairbank Prize, American Historical Association
Harry J. Benda Prize for 2003, Southeast Asia Council of the Associaiton for Asian Studies
Harry J. Benda Prize for 2003, Southeast Asia Council of the Associaiton for Asian Studies