CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction: Dissidents and Democratization in Vietnam 1
4. 1 Politics in Vietnam 9
5. 2 The Nhan Van–Giai Pham Affair, the 1967 Purge, and the Legacy of Dissent 41
6. 3 The Debates over Democratization and Legalization 75
7. 4 The Battle over Intellectual Freedom and Freedom of the Press 131
8. 5 The Club of Former Resistance Fighters: Dissension from Within 161
9. 6 Religious Freedom and Civil Society 183
10. 7 The VCP: Coping with Internal Dissent and External Pressure 211
11. 8 Conclusion 235
12. Bibliography 245
13. Index 259
14. About the Book 273