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This book is a decisive cornerstone for the growing literature on resistance and collective action in Vietnam.... essential reading for many future projects that aim to focus on the landscape of resistance in non-democratic and repressive contexts. * ASEAS(UK) * Speaking Out in Vietnam provides convincing explanations for the party-state's reactions, when and why repressing, when and why tolerating, and when and why being responsive. -- Hy Van Luong, University of Toronto, and author of <I>Tradition, Revolution, and Market Economy in a North Vietnamese Village, 1925-2006</I> Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet clearly knows Vietnamese society deeply and thoroughly, and gives a lively, realistic portrait of the present-day life there. -- Andrew Wells-Dang, Senior Governance Advisor, Oxfam in Vietnam

Speaking Out in Vietnam provides convincing explanations for the party-state's responses, when and why repressing, when and why tolerating, and when and why being responsive. -- Hy Van Luong, University of Toronto, and author of <I>Tradition, Revolution, and Market Economy in a North Vietnamese Village, 1925-2006</I> Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet clearly knows Vietnamese society deeply and thoroughly, and gives a lively, realistic portrait of the present-day life there. -- Andrew Wells-Dang, Senior Governance Advisor, Oxfam in Vietnam

Speaking Out in Vietnam provides convincing explanations for the party-state's reactions, when and why repressing, when and why tolerating, and when and why being responsive. -- Hy Van Luong, University of Toronto, and author of <I>Tradition, Revolution, and Market Economy in a North Vietnamese Village, 1925-2006</I> Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet clearly knows Vietnamese society deeply and thoroughly, and gives a lively, realistic portrait of the present-day life there. -- Andrew Wells-Dang, Senior Governance Advisor, Oxfam in Vietnam

Speaking Out in Vietnam provides convincing explanations for the party-state's reactions, when and why repressing, when and why tolerating, and when and why being responsive. -- Hy Van Luong, University of Toronto, and author of <I>Tradition, Revolution, and Market Economy in a North Vietnamese Village, 1925-2006</I> Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet clearly knows Vietnamese society deeply and thoroughly, and gives a lively, realistic portrait of the present-day life there. -- Andrew Wells-Dang, Senior Governance Advisor, Oxfam in Vietnam This book is a decisive cornerstone for the growing literature on resistance and collective action in Vietnam.... essential reading for many future projects that aim to focus on the landscape of resistance in non-democratic and repressive contexts. * ASEAS(UK) *

Speaking Out in Vietnam is a welcome contribution and an eye-opening read for anyone familiar with Vietnam as well as those less so. It not only conveys the voices of citizens protesting state policies but also invites reflection on the pairing of consent and repression as instruments of rule. * Contemporary Southeast Asia * This book is a decisive cornerstone for the growing literature on resistance and collective action in Vietnam.... essential reading for many future projects that aim to focus on the landscape of resistance in non-democratic and repressive contexts. * ASEAS(UK) * Speaking Out is an important piece of scholarship that deserves a place on the bookshelves of every student of Vietnamese politics. * The Journal of Asian Studies * Speaking Out in Vietnam addresses an important phenomenon in Vietnamese politics and deserves to be widely read. * Journal of Vietnamese Studies * Speaking Out in Vietnam, written in lively and engaging prose, is the first to bring together an analysis of different types of political criticism and public protest in Vietnam. -- Joe Buckley * H-Net/H-Diplo * Kerkvliet's pulled it all together in Speaking Out in Vietnam, a very readable book. Kerkvliet's book provides a robust framework for analysis going forward of the party-people dialogue. It is destined to be a basic reference for Vietnam-watchers. * Asia Sentinel * This book is indispensable when it comes to talking about contemporary Vietnam, covering the entire North and South, looking at the period from the Nhan Van Giai Pham incident in the 1950s to the present, and depicting the evolution of the relationship between the Vietnamese people and the authorities. * Southeast Asian Studies * Kerkvliet offers an interesting and valuable analysis of how Vietnam has handled the growing criticism of Communist Party-state leadership. * Choice *

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Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Political and Social Change at the Australian National University and an Affiliate Graduate Faculty member at the University of Hawaii. He is author of several books, including, most recently, The Power of Everyday Politics.

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