Description
Book SynopsisOffers a re-evaluation of the history of the Vietnamese Communist Party and an analysis of the inner workings of Vietnamese historiography. This book challenges core assumptions about the history of the Vietnamese Communist Part and attempts to shed light on divisions within the revolutionary movement along regional, class, and ideological lines.
Trade Review"Carefully researched and meticulously crafted."
* Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies *
"This is an audacious and imaginative work from an author with a knack for close and relentless work with sources. It is a strikingly original achievement and an important contribution to Vietnam studies."
* The Journal of Asian Studies *
Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations
A Note on Spelling and Translations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One | Constructions
1. The Black Sea Mutiny in the Late Colonial Moment
2. The Black Sea Mutiny in the Revolutionary Moment
3. The Black Sea Mutiny in the Post-Recognition Moment
Part Two | Contestations
4. Striking Images: Ba Son in the Post-Partition Moment
5. The Secret Labor Union in the Post-Unification Moment
Part Three | Commemorations
6. Telling Life: Ton Duc Thang's Official Biography in the Poshumous Moment
7. Museum-Shrine: The Revolution's Guardian Spirit in the Post-Socialist Moment
Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
