Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 5
3. PLATES 6
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 7
5. INTRODUCTION 9
6. PART I LOCAL AUTHORITY AND ITS DEMISE
7. CHAPTER ONE. THE HERITAGE OF THE GIA DINH REGIME (1788-1802) 19
8. CHAPTER TWO. THE GIA DINH GOVERNMENT (1808-1832), AND LÊ VĂN DUYET 45
9. CHAPTER THREE. DISMANTLING SOUTHERN POWER 83
10. PART II THE NEW ETHOS UNDER MINH MANG
11. CHAPTER FOUR. MINH MANG'S "CULTIVATION" (GiÁO HóA) OF SOUTHERNERS 101
12. CHAPTER FIVE. THE COSTS OF MINH MANG'S ASSIMILATION POLICY 129
13. CHAPTER SIX. LAND MEASUREMENT AND THE PROTECTION OF PRIVATE LAND OWNERSHIP 161
14. CONCLUSION 193
15. APPENDICES 199
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 213
17. INDEX 221