Vietnamese Political Studies and Debates on Vietnamese Nationalism

This essay reviews the study of Vietnamese politics, specifically the debates about Vietnamese nationalism that have preoccupied scholars. The field has undergone two growth spurts—one in the mid 1960s and the other since the mid 1980s. These periods of growth were precipitated by Cold War politics...

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Published in:Journal of Vietnamese studies (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 2007-08, Vol.2 (2), p.175-230
Main Author: Vu, Tuong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communism
Countries
Nationalism
Peasant class
Political debate
Political revolutions
South ecliptic pole
Southeast Asian culture
Southeast Asian literature
War
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Summary:This essay reviews the study of Vietnamese politics, specifically the debates about Vietnamese nationalism that have preoccupied scholars. The field has undergone two growth spurts—one in the mid 1960s and the other since the mid 1980s. These periods of growth were precipitated by Cold War politics and political developments in the United States and Vietnam, and the debates on Vietnamese nationalism evolved in a way that corresponded to trends in the field as a whole. When the field shifted, the tone of the debates and the major arguments advanced also shifted. Clearly, politics has had a deep impact not only on the development of the field but also on its scholarship.
ISSN:1559-372X
1559-3738
DOI:10.1525/vs.2007.2.2.175