16.7 2nd and 3rd years Dr N Battye. Normally, 25 points of first year History. First semester Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial This subject will enable students to develop a critical understanding of the main histories of modern Vietnam with the Vietnamese themselves at the centre and 'the war' in long perspective. The revolutionary transformation of the Nguyen Empire under French colonial rule and the consequences of internal and external attempts to thwart the forces of national and social revolution. Two essays of not more than 5,000 words. 16.7 Dr N Battye. First semester. Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial each week. This subject will enable students to develop a critical understanding of the main histories of modern Vietnam with the Vietnamese themselves at the centre and 'the war' in long perspective. The revolutionary transformation of the Nguyen Empire under French colonial rule and the consequences of internal and external attempts to thwart the forces of national and social revolution. Two essays of not more than 5,000 words.