The limits of 'state functionalism' and the reconstruction of funerary ritual in contemporary northern Vietnam
article 1996 Malarney, Shaun Kingsley

VietnameseAsia > Southeast Asia
Thia article examines the history and consequences of government attempts to reform funerary rituals in post-1954 the former North Vietnam. It shows that these attempts created their own local...

Culture, virtue, and political transformation in contemporary Viet Nam
article 1997 Malarney, Shaun Kingsley

VietnameseAsia > Southeast Asia
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 brin...

State stigma, family prestige, and the development of commerce in the Red River Delta of Vietnam
essay 1998 Malarney, Shaun Kingsley

VietnameseAsia > Southeast Asia
This article examines the history of commerce in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It focuses on cultural factors that have supported or obstructed economic development, such as the sti...