“An Outline History of Vietnamese Culture” by Professor Đào Duy Anh: A Handbook for Decoding Vietnamese Identity

The work An Outline History of Vietnamese Culture by scholar Đào Duy Anh stands as a pioneering and canonical contribution to the study of Vietnamese culture. Published in 1938, the book is regarded as the very first cultural history of Vietnam, offering a systematic account of the origins, formation, and development of the nation’s culture.