2006; autographed by the "Ambassador of Vietnam & the U.S. [Nguyen Quoc Dzung] to Dr. Wim Wiewel, President, Portland State University, June 16, 2014"; published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; large hardbound; photographic color images of marvelous Vietnam; very, very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket very good.  A wonderful photographic journey through the country of Vietnam.
 
from Preface -
Boating thousands of years of history, a culture of special identity and hidden charms, Vietnam has been the theme of artistic works of many writers, poets and photographers, Vietnamese and foreign alike.
 
The Vietnamese photographers contributing to this collection, from their innovative angle, will introduce to you many familiar, yet, so novel, attractions in the S-shape land stretching along the Pacific...