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Poetic transformations : eighteenth-century cultural projects on the Mekong plains

Claudine Ang (Author)
"In the eighteenth century, the Mekong plains were the site of convergence of multiple migratory groups with competing political ambitions. Drawing on Vietnamese and Chinese sources, this study identifies the ways in which two leading statesmen mobilized literature to effect the transformation of the frontier region"--Provided by publisher

Print Book, English, 2019
Harvard University Asia Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2019