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Culture, virtue, and political transformation in contemporary Viet Nam

Journal of Asian studies56 (4)Published In 1997 • Pages: 899-920

By: Malarney, Shaun Kingsley.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article examines the sociocultural construction of ideas of good leadership in rural Vietnam, their influence on local political life, and the different moral notions that Vietnamese bring to the political process. Through an examination of the careers of two politicians in a commune south of Hanoi, the author's analysis aims to clarify the multiple and sometimes contradictory standards by which people evaluate their leaders and to show how the application of these standards has begun to directly affect the election of public officials (p. 900).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Social personality
Life history materials
Cooperative organization
Status, role, and prestige
Ethics
Political parties
Elections
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Vietnamese
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 2006
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1991-1996
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1970-1996
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northern(BAC BO)Vietnam
NotesAdditional notes
Shaun Kingsley Malarney
Includes bibliographical references (p. 918-920)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
43014717
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Vietnamese