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Vietnam's communist revolution, the power and limits of ideology, Tuong Vu, University of Oregon

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Vietnam's communist revolution

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Tuong Vu, University of Oregon

Cambridge studies in US foreign relationsCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

the power and limits of ideology

By tracing the evolving worldview of Vietnamese communists over 80 years as they led Vietnam through wars, social revolution, and peaceful development, this book shows the depth and resilience of their commitment to the communist utopia in their foreign policy. Unearthing new material from Vietnamese archives and publications, this book challenges the conventional scholarship and the popular image of the Vietnamese revolution and the Vietnam War as being driven solely by patriotic inspirations. The revolution not only saw successes in defeating foreign intervention, but also failures in bringing peace and development to Vietnam. This was, and is, the real tragedy of Vietnam. Spanning the entire history of the Vietnamese revolution and its aftermath, this book examines its leaders' early rise to power, the tumult of three decades of war with France, the US, and China, and the stubborn legacies left behind which remain in Vietnam today.--, Provided by publisher

Introduction: The Vietnamese revolution in world history -- Revolutionary paths through the mind, 1917-1930 -- The consolidation of a Leninist vision, 1931-1940 -- On the frontline of the Cold War, 1940-1951 -- Patriotism in the service of socialism, 1953-1960 -- From idealistic to realistic internationalism, 1957-1963 -- The rise of vanguard internationalism, 1964-1975 -- From revolutionary vanguard to Soviet client, 1976-1979 -- The crisis and death of utopia, 1980-1991 -- Legacies of ideology, 1990 to 2010 -- Epilogue