Vietnam - Rising Dragon

The eyes of the West have recently been trained on China and India, but Vietnam is rising fast among its Asian peers. A breathtaking period of social change has seen foreign investment bringing capitalism flooding into its nominally communist society, booming cities swallowing up smaller villages, and the lure of modern living tugging at the traditional networks of family and community. Yet beneath these sweeping developments lurks an authoritarian political system that complicates the nation's apparent renaissance. In this engaging work, experienced journalist Bill Hayton looks at the costs of change in Vietnam and questions whether this rising Asian power is really heading toward capitalism and democracy. Based on vivid eyewitness accounts and pertinent case studies, Hayton's book addresses a broad variety of issues in today's Vietnam, including important shifts in international relations, the growth of civil society, economic developments and challenges, and the nation's nascent democracy movement as well as its notorious internal security. His analysis of Vietnam's "police state," and its systematic mechanisms of social control, coercion, and surveillance, is fresh and particularly imperative when viewed alongside his portraits of urban and street life, cultural legacies, religion, the media, and the arts. With a firm sense of historical and cultural context, Hayton examines how these issues have emerged and where they will lead Vietnam in the next stage of its development. --

About the author

Bill Hayton is an associate fellow with the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House and a journalist with BBC World News. He is the author of The South China Sea.

Summary

A much-needed behind-the-scenes survey of an emerging Asian power

Product details

• Authors: Bill Hayton, Hayton Bill
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9780300249637
• ISBN: 978-0-300-24963-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, International Relations, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, South East Asia, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, General and world history, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies