Table of Contents

Preface 1. How the Vietnamese See the World 2. Confrontation with the West, 1858-1930 3. The Yin of Early Modern Vietnamese Culture Challenges the Yang of Tradition, 1932-1939 4. The End of Colonialism and the Emergence of Two Competing Models for Building a Modern Nation, 1940-1954 5. Yin and Yang in Modern Guise, 1955-1970 6. Continuity and Change in Vietnamese Culture and Society, 1968-1975 7. Another Cycle Unfolds Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

About the Author

Neil L. Jamieson is on the staff of the Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development and is also a Senior Associate of the Indochina Institute at George Mason University.

Reviews

"Jamieson ranges over the entire sweep of Vietnamese political culture, using as his window of observation the past century's Vietnamese literary output. There is nothing quite like this in print."--"Indochina Chronology