- Paperback: 200 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; 2nd edition (10 April 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0415159903
- ISBN-13: 978-0415159906
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,308,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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..."the book is complex in argument, more complex than its over-heated rhetoric would at first suggest, and indefatigably researched. Challenging and advancing the discussion of "renovation...""The Journal of Asian Studies."
"Because Kolko gives such serious consideration to the question of social equity, anyone who dismisses him out of hand is probably saying more about themselves than about this book. Unsparing and brilliant, "Vietnam: Anatomy of a Peace should be read by anyone who ever cared about Vietnam."
-"The Nation, 11/97
"Gabriel Kolko, an academic and an activist involved in the 60s anti-war movement, wrestles in the most eloquent passages of his new book with historical ironies."
-"Word Quarterly
"This is an important, if depressing, book."
-"The Globe and Mail, 8/97
"[A] fine book by one of the wisest independent chroniclers of the century."
-"The Guardian
"Because Kolko gives such serious consideration to the question of social equity, anyone who dismisses him out of hand is probably saying more about themselves than about this book. Unsparing and brilliant, "Vietnam: Anatomy of a Peace should be read by anyone who ever cared about Vietnam."
-"The Nation, 11/97
"Gabriel Kolko, an academic and an activist involved in the 60s anti-war movement, wrestles in the most eloquent passages of his new book with historical ironies."
-"Word Quarterly
"This is an important, if depressing, book."
-"The Globe and Mail, 8/97
"[A] fine book by one of the wisest independent chroniclers of the century."
-"The Guardian
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Vietnam has experienced huge political and economic development since the war. In Anatomy of a Peace, Gabriel Kolko looks at the main economic phases the Communist Party has embarked upon since 1986 and outlines the transition to nascent capitalism. He also explores Vietnam's relations to its neighbours and the US in the light of social and psychological national features.
Based on extensive research and over 30 years first hand experience, Anatomy of a Peace is a timely examination of recent history and developing economies in Asia. Gabriel Kolko argues that neither an intentional socialist or market strategy have determined recent Vietnamese history and, in fact, the Communist Party has little control over development during peace time.
Based on extensive research and over 30 years first hand experience, Anatomy of a Peace is a timely examination of recent history and developing economies in Asia. Gabriel Kolko argues that neither an intentional socialist or market strategy have determined recent Vietnamese history and, in fact, the Communist Party has little control over development during peace time.
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When the war ended in 1975, Vietnam's leaders had no coherent plan for dealing with the southern economy, much less the skills and organization that the immense challenge demanded. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Kolko reminds us that the Vietnamese were fighting _for_ something, not just against the U.S. in their tragic and destructive war. While the goal of _de jure_ independence was achieved, the dream of a just society languished. Kolko illustrates how this goal was destroyed by Communist authoritarianism, a costly war against Pol Pot, Western (and IMF) pressures, and the greed for power and money of Vietnam's new elite. In Vietnam's uncertain future, Kolko argues, only democracy and a renewed commitment to establishing social justice can win back the peace.
The book concludes with a deeply moving epilogue on the necessity and risks of resisting injustice, that everyone alive should read.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In an otherwise excellent work, Kolko fails to understand the fundamental purpose of the Vietnam War. It was not a war for an ideology, communism, as he implies but a War of National Liberation against the Japanese, the French and in its final stage the Americans. In the context of Cold War foreign aid patterns, a war against American imperialism had some communist overtones but these were not central to the movement. Kolko, a communist sympathizer, decries Vietnam's government abandoning communist economic policy arguing this hurts those who fought in the war the most. This is mere adaptation to a changing global context. Ho Chi Minh was first and foremost a nationalist.
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Tragedy in Perspective
22 July 1998
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Kolko reminds us that the Vietnamese were fighting _for_ something, not just against the U.S. in their tragic and destructive war. While the goal of _de jure_ independence was achieved, the dream of a just society languished. Kolko illustrates how this goal was destroyed by Communist authoritarianism, a costly war against Pol Pot, Western (and IMF) pressures, and the greed for power and money of Vietnam's new elite. In Vietnam's uncertain future, Kolko argues, only democracy and a renewed commitment to establishing social justice can win back the peace.
The book concludes with a deeply moving epilogue on the necessity and risks of resisting injustice, that everyone alive should read.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Kolko's Shortcoming
11 Jun 1998
Format:Paperback
In an otherwise excellent work, Kolko fails to understand the fundamental purpose of the Vietnam War. It was not a war for an ideology, communism, as he implies but a War of National Liberation against the Japanese, the French and in its final stage the Americans. In the context of Cold War foreign aid patterns, a war against American imperialism had some communist overtones but these were not central to the movement. Kolko, a communist sympathizer, decries Vietnam's government abandoning communist economic policy arguing this hurts those who fought in the war the most. This is mere adaptation to a changing global context. Ho Chi Minh was first and foremost a nationalist.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
personal regrets interfere with objectivity
4 Jun 1999
Format:Paperback
The author is definitely very knowledgeable about the subject but his personal regret at how the communists have really screwed things up is almost always apparent. A lot of what he claims to be fact just isn't so: the author's last visit to VN was in 87. Having lived there from 92 to 97, and having worked for the local press, I am sure that things are not as apocalyptic as he makes them seem-- for the party or people of VN. Taken with the usual grain of salt required for this subject, it is nonetheless a fascinating work for the VN political junkie.
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