Historical Dictionary of Vietnam (3rd edition)

With a thorough chronology dating back from 2005 to 258BCE, maps of Vietnam and its changing boundaries and a dictionary that includes both recent and early historical information, this is a well‐organised reference text. It is a beautifully written and carefully composed and it is obvious throughout that the authors are passionate in their knowledge of this enchanting nation.

The series editor's foreword provides information on the broad contents of this dictionary mentioning also the importance of the bibliography as well as detailing the authors' knowledge of and involvement in Vietnam. While it is impossible to include everything about a...