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Vietnam Flag Vietnam (the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) is a country in southeastern Asia. It has land borders with Cambodia, Laos, and the People's Republic of China.

As of 2009, Vietnam had a population of 85,789,573. The capital city, Hanoi, has a population of about 6.5 million. The country's largest city is however Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon, and still commonly referred to by that name), which has a population of about 7.1 million.

Vietnam was only unified only in 1976, after a long struggle for independence, and even longer war between the Communist North, and the non-Communist South (the Communists eventually achieved victory in 1975). For the first years after unification, the economy was based around a centrally planned economy, but beginning from 1986, market-orientated reforms were gradually introduced (although the government remains a one party Communist state). Rapid economic growth followed in the 1990s and 2000s, although the country remains a relatively poor country.

Sunrise, Limestone Mountain Scenery, Tam Coc, Ninh Binh, South of Hanoi, North Vietnam
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Perfume Pagoda, the Hup Bridge, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Northern Vietnam, Southeast Asia
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Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Handbook, 3rd: Travel guide to Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos (Footprint - Handbooks)
By Claire Boobbyer

Footprint Handbooks
Hardcover (576 pages)

Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Handbook, 3rd: Travel guide to Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos (Footprint - Handbooks)
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Experience the hustle and bustle of Hanoi, feel the eeriness of the Plain of Jars, gaze at the awe-inspiring Angkor Wat and head down the Mekong on a slow boat with Footprint’s totally revised and updated 3rd edition Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Handbook. With in-depth coverage of all 3 countries this guidebook is perfect for anyone planning a trip to this beautiful region. Including an extensive planning section and suggestions for getting off the beaten track, plus accommodation listings for every budget and full details of all the sights, activities and incredible food this guide will be invaluable to anyone wanting to get the most from their trip.

The Rough Guide to Vietnam (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
By Jan Dodd & Rough Guides

Rough Guides
Paperback (616 pages)

The Rough Guide to Vietnam  (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
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The Rough Guide to Vietnam is ideal for people who want to travel independently and discover more about this incredibly diverse country. It includes lively reviews of the best places to eat, from street kitchens to the upmarket restaurants of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, and practical advice on activities, from home-stays in ethnic minority villages to boat trips around Ha Long Bay and visits to its national parks. There are extensive, user-friendly descriptions of Vietnam’s many sights, including Hué’s Imperial city, temples and pagodas and Vietnam’s impressive colonial architecture, as well as its deserted beaches and the waterways of the Mekong Delta.
Vietnam Travel Guide (Globetrotter Guides)
By Globetrotter

Globetrotter
Paperback (128 pages)

Vietnam Travel Guide (Globetrotter Guides)
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Designed for the visitor wanting to experience the best of Vietnam in a limited time period, this travel guide is written with the first-time visitor in mind. It recommends worthwhile sights and places of interest to visit; advises on where to stay, eat and shop, and suggests enjoyable excursions from major centres and the best way to travel around.;An introduction profiles Vietnam's history, people, places and wildlife, government and economy. This is followed by descriptions of what to see and do in the popular tourist regions. The text contains travel tips, information panels, maps and charts which should enable visitors to make the most of the time available.
Vietnam Handbook, 6th: Travel Guide to Vietnam (Footprint - Handbooks)
By Claire Boobbyer

Footprint Handbooks
Hardcover (480 pages)

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From the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City to the serenity of Halong Bay and everything in between, Footprint’s fully revised and updated 6th edition Vietnam Handbook offers a truly unique experience. Steeped in communism with a brief flirtation with capitalism ensures travellers in Vietnam can expect noodle carts or nouvelle cuisine, temples or trekking, beaches or bargain hunting. This guidebook gives all the information needed to really discover this incredible country, including a highly acclaimed war history and background section, plus all the necessary listings on where to eat, sleep and play this guide will be an indispensable companion.

Footprint Vietnam Handbook : The Travel Guide
By John Colet

Footprint Handbooks
Paperback (432 pages)

Footprint Vietnam Handbook : The Travel Guide
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The pace of economic and political change in Vietnam is fast and furious, and the implications for travellers are perpetually changing. This revised and updated handbook is written by two specialists who know and understand the country well. John Colet lives and works in Saigon and speaks Vietnamese. Planning a visit to Vietnam is an interesting exercise, the country's two principal cities of Hanoi and Saigon being at opposite ends of the country. The handbook contains ideas and suggestions on how to get about and capitalize on all there is to see. Lightweight and portable, the guide contains information on: the latest information on how to get about by air, train and bus with timetables and fares; full background details on Vietnam's history, culture and landscape; an appraisal of the Vietnam war and its implications on modern Vietnam; tour operators, both overseas and in Vietnam; and how to get a visa, and regulations for tourists.
Eyewitness Travel Guides: Vietnam and Angkor Wat (Gale Non Series E-Books)
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Tours of Vietnam: War, Travel Guides, and Memory (American Encounters/Global Interactions)
By Scott Laderman

Duke University Press
Paperback (312 pages)

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In Tours of Vietnam, Scott Laderman demonstrates how tourist literature has shaped Americans’ understanding of Vietnam and projections of United States power since the mid-twentieth century. Laderman analyzes portrayals of Vietnam’s land, history, culture, economy, and people in travel narratives, U.S. military guides, and tourist guidebooks, pamphlets, and brochures. Whether implying that Vietnamese women were in need of saving by “manly” American military power or celebrating the neoliberal reforms Vietnam implemented in the 1980s, ostensibly neutral guides have repeatedly represented events, particularly those related to the Vietnam War, in ways that favor the global ambitions of the United States.

Tracing a history of ideological assertions embedded in travel discourse, Laderman analyzes the use of tourism in the Republic of Vietnam as a form of Cold War cultural diplomacy by a fledgling state that, according to one pamphlet published by the Vietnamese tourism authorities, was joining the “family of free nations.” He chronicles the evolution of the Defense Department pocket guides to Vietnam, the first of which, published in 1963, promoted military service in Southeast Asia by touting the exciting opportunities offered by Vietnam to sightsee, swim, hunt, and water-ski. Laderman points out that, despite historians’ ongoing and well-documented uncertainty about the facts of the 1968 “Hue Massacre” during the National Liberation Front’s occupation of the former imperial capital, the incident often appears in English-language guidebooks as a settled narrative of revolutionary Vietnamese atrocity. And turning to the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, he notes that, while most contemporary accounts concede that the United States perpetrated gruesome acts of violence in Vietnam, many tourists and travel writers still dismiss the museum’s display of that record as little more than “propaganda.”

LUXE City Guides: Vietnam Travel Set
By LUXE Asia Limited

LUXE Asia Limited
Paperback (44 pages)

LUXE City Guides: Vietnam Travel Set
 
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This snappy little travel pack contains the following LUXE City Guides: LUXE Hanoi and LUXE Ho Chi Minh City... enjoy.
Guide to Vietnam (Bradt Travel Guide Vietnam)
By John R. Jones

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Now in its 2nd edition, a handbook on Vietnam which has been rewritten to encompass all the areas now open to visitors since first publication in 1989.
Tours of Vietnam: War, Travel Guides, and Memory.(Book review): An article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History
By Chris Dixon

University of Queensland Press
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Title: Tours of Vietnam: War, Travel Guides, and Memory.(Book review)
Author: Chris Dixon
Publication: The Australian Journal of Politics and History (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2009
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Volume: 55 Issue: 3 Page: 469(2)

Article Type: Book review

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