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In the Crossfire : Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary

Author/creator Van, Ngo Author
Other author/creatorKnabb, Ken Editor
Other author/creatorFleury, Helene Editor
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoEdinburgh : AK Press Minneapolis : Consortium Book Sales & Distribution [Distributor]
Description296 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Summary Annotation <div><p>In 1936, Ngo Van was captured, imprisoned, and tortured in the dreaded Maison Centrale prison in Saigon for his part in the struggle to free Vietnam from French colonial rule. Five years later, Vietnamese independence was won, and Van found himself imprisoned and abused once more&mdash;this time by the Stalinist freedom fighter Ho Chi Minh. Five years after that, Van was in Paris, working with the surrealists.</p><p><i>In the Crossfire</i>documents Ngo Van's incredible life in Vietnam during the two world wars, and his subsequent years spent in the midst of the Parisian intelligentsia. This is the first English translation!</p><br /><br /><br />"<i>In the Crossfire</i>is a story that is so many things: a tale of personal courage, despair and hope; a piece of political history that is both a document of revolution and betrayal. Like so much of the struggle against colonialism, for every victory there seems to be a defeat. Yet, history moves forward because, as Van makes clear, people make it move forward."&mdash;Ron Jacobs, author of<i>The Way the Wind Blew: A History of the Weather Underground</i><br /></div>
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9781849350136
ISBN1849350132 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9781849350136
Stock number00330449

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