Politics in peasant societies is mostly the everyday, quotidian sort. Hence, if one looks only
for politics in conventional places and forms, much would be missed about villagers' political …

Ordinary people's everyday political behavior can have a huge impact on national policy:
that is the central conclusion of this book on Vietnam. In telling the story of collectivized …

This clear and accessible text explores Vietnam's successful transition from neo-Stalinist
central planning to a market economy—\" Vietnamese style.\" After describing the north …

Theorising Transition has its origins in an attempt to understand the emerging triumphalism
and universalism of transition theory following the events of 1989. In particular, we were …

Originally published in 2002 Culture, Ritual and Revolution in Vietnam is a study of the
history and consequences of the revolutionary campaign to transform culture and ritual in …

This book is concerned with Western activity in the southeast Asia and the indigenous
reaction to it. It deals with the traditions of the people of Southeast Asia, traditions that, apply …

Viewed from the lens of 'land grabs', Vietnam's fast-growing tree plantations look like an
anomaly; many of them are tiny, owned and operated by rural households. In contrast …

One of the first anthropological studies based on extensive fieldwork in Vietnam in decades,
Embodying Morality examines child-rearing in a rural Red River delta commune. It is a …

This article examines four arenas in Vietnam's political life in which statesociety relations are
problematic: governing institutions and processes, mass media, agricultural collectives, and …

No longer does the state in vietnam require that farm land be aggregated, consolidated, and
farmed collectively by work teams under the direction of rural cooperatives. Instead, the state …