Mark W. McLeod

Mark W. McLeod is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Delaware's College of Arts & Sciences. A specialist in modern Vietnamese history, he teaches World, Asian, and Vietnamese history courses. His research focuses on Vietnam's colonial-era resistance and the interplay of politics and religion under the First Vietnamese Republic (1956-1963).

Education:

• Ph.D. in Southeast Asian History from University of California, Los Angeles (1988)

Research Interests:

• Modern Vietnamese history
• Colonial and post-colonial Southeast Asia
• Politics and religion in 20th-century Vietnam
• Cultural anthropology of Southeast Asia

Publications: His notable works include The Vietnamese Response to French Intervention, 1862-1874 (1991), a translation of Cambodia: A Shattered Society (1994), and co-authored Culture and Customs of Vietnam (2001).