Ronald J. Cima, ed. Vietnam: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1987.

History
EARLY HISTORY
THE CHINESE MILLENNIUM
Chinese Cultural Impact
Political Resistance to the Chinese
NINE CENTURIES OF INDEPENDENCE
The Ly Dynasty and the Flowering of Buddhism
The Tran Dynasty and the Defeat of the Mongols
Renewed Chinese Influence
The Le Dynasty and Southward Expansion
Partition and the Advent of the Europeans
The Tay Son Rebellion
The Nguyen Dynasty and Expanding French Influence
UNDER FRENCH RULE
Colonial Administration
Phan Boi Chau and the Rise of Nationalism
Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Movement
The Nghe-Tinh Revolt
WORLD WAR II AND JAPANESE OCCUPATION
Establishment of the Viet Minh
The General Uprising and Independence
FIRST INDOCHINA WAR
Dien Bien Phu
The Aftermath of Geneva
SECOND INDOCHINA WAR
The Fall of Ngo Dinh Diem
Escalation of the War
The Tet Offensive
Peace Negotiations
The Final Campaign

The Society and Its Environment
GEOGRAPHY
POPULATION
ETHNIC GROUPS
Vietnamese
Minorities
Hoa
THE SOCIAL SYSTEM
Traditional Patterns
Society in the 1954-75 Period
Vietnam after 1975
THE FAMILY
RELIGION
EDUCATION
HEALTH

The Economy
ECONOMIC SETTING
Historical Background
Economic Roles of the Party and Government
Agriculture
Industry

Government
The Vietnamese Communist Party
Party Organization
Political Dynamics
Political Culture
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
Constitutional Evolution
Government Structure
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Laos and Cambodia
China
The Soviet Union
The United States
ASEAN
THE MEDIA

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