E.1.c. South Vietnam - Buddhists

Opposition to the war within South Vietnam was demonstrated most dramatically by Buddhist monks, but students and academics also protested.

Halberstam, David The Making of a Quagmire, [1965], London, Rowman and Littlefield, 2007 , pp. 248

Includes helpful information on the Buddhist resistance in 1963, see especially pp. 194-243 in original edition.

Roberts, Adam Buddhism and Politics in South Vietnam, Vol. 21, issue 6 (June), 1963 , pp. 240-250

Account of the 1963 Buddhist revolt, its origins and aftermath. See also later article by Roberts assessing the political potential of the Buddhists: Adam Roberts, The Buddhists, the War and the Vietcong, 1966 , pp. 214-222 . Both articles now available online: http://www.jstor.org (but only via contributing libraries).

Thich Nhat Hahn, Lotus in a Sea of Fire, New York, Hill and Wang, 1967 , pp. 128

Well known theorist of nonviolence puts the Buddhist case.

Websites recommended

Buddhism and Politics in South Vietnam , 1963

Account of the 1963 Buddhist revolt, its origins and aftermath. See also later article by Roberts assessing the political potential of the Buddhists: Adam Roberts, The Buddhists, the War and the Vietcong, 1966 , pp. 214-222 . Both articles now available online: http://www.jstor.org (but only via contributing libraries).

Lotus in a Sea of Fire New York Hill and Wang, 1967

Well known theorist of nonviolence puts the Buddhist case.

The Making of a Quagmire London Rowman and Littlefield, 2007

Includes helpful information on the Buddhist resistance in 1963, see especially pp. 194-243 in original edition.