Hayton, Bill

Vietnam: Rising Dragon

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ISBN 13:
9780300249637
author:
Hayton, Bill
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Yale University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
19.7 x 12.7 x 1.5 centimeters (0
Genre:
History, Asia, Southeast Asia,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 5 working days
£12.80

Description

Vietnam Rising Dragon offers a compelling behind-the-scenes look at an emerging Asian power. As foreign investment brings capitalism to its nominally communist society, Vietnam is undergoing significant social change. However, beneath these developments lies an authoritarian political system that complicates the nation's renaissance. Journalist Bill Hayton examines the costs of change in Vietnam, addressing issues such as international relations, civil society, economic development, and the nation's nascent democracy movement. His analysis of Vietnam's "police state" and its mechanisms of social control is particularly timely, set against vivid portraits of urban and street life, cultural legacies, religion, the media, and the arts. With a firm sense of historical and cultural context, Hayton explores how these issues have emerged and where they will lead Vietnam in its next stage of development.

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