Vietnam's Communist Revolution : The Power and Limits of Ideology (Hardcover)

Introduction. The Vietnamese Revolution in world history; 1. Revolutionary paths through the mind, 1917?30; 2. The consolidation of a Leninist vision, 1931?40; 3. On the frontline of the Cold War, 1940?51; 4. Patriotism in the service of socialism, 1953?60; 5. From idealistic to realistic internationalism, 1957?63; 6. The rise of vanguard internationalism, 1964?75; 7. From revolutionary vanguard to Soviet client, 1976?9; 8. The crisis and death of utopia, 1980?91; 9. Legacies of ideology, 1990?2010; Epilogue; Appendix 1. Ho Chi Minh's letter to Stalin, October 14, 1950; Appendix 2. Anti-American articles written by Ho Chi Minh, 1951?5; Appendix 3. Methodology and sources.