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Winner of the 2012 George Perkins Marsh Prize for Best Book in Environmental HistoryIn the twentieth century, the Mekong Delta has emerged as one of Vietnam's most important economic regions. Its swamps, marshes, creeks, and canals have played a major role in Vietnam's turbulent past, from the strug... Read More about Quagmire: Nation-Building and Nature in the Mekong Delta (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)

When American forces arrived in Vietnam, they found themselves embedded in historic village and frontier spaces already shaped by many past conflicts. American bases and bombing targets followed spatial and political logics influenced by the footprints of past wars in central Vietnam. The militarize... Read More about Footprints of War: Militarized Landscapes in Vietnam (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)

Winner of the 2012 George Perkins Marsh Prize for Best Book in Environmental History In the twentieth century, the Mekong Delta has emerged as one of Vietnam's most important economic regions. Its swamps, marshes, creeks, and canals have played a major role in Vietnam's turbulent past, from the stru... Read More about Quagmire: Nation-Building and Nature in the Mekong Delta (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)

When American forces arrived in Vietnam, they found themselves embedded in historic village and frontier spaces already shaped by many past conflicts. American bases and bombing targets followed spatial and political logics influenced by the footprints of past wars in central Vietnam. The militarize... Read More about Footprints of War: Militarized Landscapes in Vietnam (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)