Around Southeast Asia in 1897 a Frenchwoman's observations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, and Laos Isabelle Massieu ; translated and with an introduction by Walter E.J. Tips.

By:

Massieu, Isabelle, 1844-1932 [(author.)]

Contributor(s):

Tips, Walter E. J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Bangkok White Lotus Press 2013.Description: xxiii, 311 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, portraits 21 cmISBN:

9789744801050 (paperback

Uniform titles:

Comment j'ai parcouru l'Indo-Chine. English.

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

915.904 MAS

Contents:

part 1. Cambodia and Siam part 2. From the Irrawaddy to the Mekong : Burma and the Shan States part 3. Laos part 4. Tonkin part 5. The education of a population.

Summary: The book "documents the travels of a Frenchwoman. Published in 1901 as a travelogue of a rare female traveler undertaking a journey by herself, at her own rhythm, and using her time as she saw fit, to observe the transformations in various countries of Indochina, this book offers original insights into the life of the local people and political developments under the onslaught of colonial powers in a region that is again in the focus today for its rapid globalization. Isabelle Massieu took a special interest in talking to field administrators and local people and in the transformation of these colonies by appropriate policies. Foremost, public education has her attention. At times journeying as a tourist to the obligatory sights and cities on a world traveler⁰ś₉s itinerary, she also has a keen eye and a ready ear for gossip that is not found anywhere else in the literature of these dramatic decades of upheaval"--Publisher's website.

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Translation of: Comment j'ai parcouru l'Indo-Chine : Birmanie, États Shan, Siam, Tonkin, Laos.

Originally published in French: Paris : Librairie Plon, 1901.

Includes bibliographical references.

In English; tranlasted from French.

part 1. Cambodia and Siam part 2. From the Irrawaddy to the Mekong : Burma and the Shan States part 3. Laos part 4. Tonkin part 5. The education of a population.

The book "documents the travels of a Frenchwoman. Published in 1901 as a travelogue of a rare female traveler undertaking a journey by herself, at her own rhythm, and using her time as she saw fit, to observe the transformations in various countries of Indochina, this book offers original insights into the life of the local people and political developments under the onslaught of colonial powers in a region that is again in the focus today for its rapid globalization. Isabelle Massieu took a special interest in talking to field administrators and local people and in the transformation of these colonies by appropriate policies. Foremost, public education has her attention. At times journeying as a tourist to the obligatory sights and cities on a world traveler⁰ś₉s itinerary, she also has a keen eye and a ready ear for gossip that is not found anywhere else in the literature of these dramatic decades of upheaval"--Publisher's website.

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Around Southeast Asia in 1897 a Frenchwoman's observations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, and Laos Isabelle Massieu ; translated and with an introduction by Walter E.J. Tips.