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The limits of 'state functionalism' and the reconstruction of funerary ritual in contemporary northern Vietnamarticle 1996 • Malarney, Shaun Kingsley
Vietnamese • Asia > 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 discourse relating to appropriate funerals but did not su...Culture, virtue, and political transformation in contemporary Viet Namarticle 1997 • Malarney, Shaun Kingsley
Vietnamese • Asia > 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 bring to the political process. Through an examination of the ...State stigma, family prestige, and the development of commerce in the Red River Delta of Vietnamessay 1998 • Malarney, Shaun Kingsley
Vietnamese • Asia > 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 stigmatization of commerce. The author discusses these cultur...