Renovating Politics in Contemporary Vietnam / / Zachary Abuza.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Abuza, Zachary,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (273 p.)

Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia has moved beyond a matter of local concern to one of global significance—as the events of the past decade have so clearly demonstrated. Drawing on intensive on-the-ground investigation and interviews with key militants, Zachary Abuza explains the emergence of radical Islamist groups in the region, examines Al-Qaida's role as organizational catalyst, and explores individual and multilateral state responses to the growing—and increasingly violent—Islamic political consciousness. Abuza also analyzes state strategies for combating, co-opting, or coping with militant Islamist groups. A key question here is whether state actors are trying to resolve the root causes of Muslim disaffection—or merely using the "war on terrorism" to suppress the symptoms.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction: Dissidents and Democratization in Vietnam -- 1 Politics in Vietnam -- 2 The Nhan Van–Giai Pham Affair, the 1967 Purge, and the Legacy of Dissent -- 3 The Debates over Democratization and Legalization -- 4 The Battle over Intellectual Freedom and Freedom of the Press -- 5 The Club of Former Resistance Fighters: Dissension from Within -- 6 Religious Freedom and Civil Society -- 7 The VCP: Coping with Internal Dissent and External Pressure -- 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book