Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations and Maps viii
4. Acknowledgements x
5. Introduction: Another Vietnam xii
6. 1. The communist capitalist playground 1
7. 2. Selling the fields 26
8. 3. Living on the streets 46
9. 4. Grandfather is watching you 68
10. 5. ‘Greet the Party, Greet Spring!’ 91
11. 6. The rise and fall of Bloc 8406 113
12. 7. A sharp knife, but not too sharp 135
13. 8. See it before it’s gone 159
14. 9. Enemies into friends 181
15. 10. Schisms and divisions 203
16. 11. Root and branch 226
17. Epilogue 254
18. Notes 257
19. Suggestions for further reading 266
20. Index 269