Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Note on Diacritics xi
5. Introduction: Postcolonial Visions 1
6. 1 Constructing History 17
7. 2 The Land of the Việt and Việt Nam 69
8. 3 National Essence and the Family-State 113
9. 4 Chronotypes, Commemoration: A New Sense of Time 163
10. Epilogue 235
11. List of Abbreviations 245
12. Notes 247
13. Selected Bibliography 287
14. Index 317