Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Vietnam

<p>The <i>Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Vietnam </i>is a comprehensive resource exploring social political economic and cultural aspects of Vietnam one of contemporary Asia’s most dynamic but least understood countries. Following an introduction that highlights major changes that have unfolded in Vietnam over the past three decades the volume is organized into four thematic parts:</p><ul> <li>Politics and Society</li> <li>Economy and Society</li> <li>Social Life and Institutions</li> <li>Cultures in Motion</li> </ul><p>Part I addresses key aspects of Vietnam’s politics from the role of the Communist Party of Vietnam in shaping the country’s institutional evolution to continuity and change in patterns of socio-political organization political expression state repression diplomatic relations and human rights. Part II assesses the transformation of Vietnam’s economy addressing patterns of economic growth investment and trade the role of the state in the economy and other economic aspects of social life. Parts III and IV examine developments across a variety of social and cultural fields through chapters on themes including welfare inequality social policy urbanization the environment and society gender ethnicity the family cuisine art mass media and the politics of remembrance.</p><p>Featuring 38 essays by leading Vietnam scholars from around the world this book provides a cutting-edge analysis of Vietnam’s transformation and changing engagement with the world. It is an invaluable interdisciplinary reference work that will be of interest to students and academics of Southeast Asian studies as well as policymakers analysts and anyone wishing to learn more about contemporary Vietnam.</p>