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A review by nocturnalbookworm
The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empire, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam by Liz Clarke, Michael G. Vann
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Read for my World Civilization course. Interesting combination of a graphic novel followed by a collection of primary sources. Would recommend to anyone interested in Hanoi under French Rule
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Hate crime