Renovating Politics in Contemporary Vietnam
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Introduction: Dissidents and Democratization in Vietnam11Politics in Vietnam92The Nhan Van-Giai Pham Affair, the 1967 Purge, and the Legacy of Dissent413The Debates over Democratization and Legalization754The Battle over Intellectual Freedom and Freedom of the Press1315The Club of Former Resistance Fighters: Dissension from Within1616Religious Freedom and Civil Society1837The VCP: Coping with Internal Dissent and External Pressure2118Conclusion235Bibliography245Index259About the Book273
\ BooknewsThe Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) has ruled continuously in the northern half of Vietnam since 1954, and throughout the country since 1975. Abuza (political science and international relations, Simmons College) reveals the ongoing friction between the VCP and dissident groups. He explains what the coalescence of Vietnamese politics under one party has meant politically, culturally, and psychologically for the Vietnamese people. He traces shifts in political currents from the VCP's rise to power to the present debates of intellectual freedom, focusing on dissent since the economic reform plan launched in 1986. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
