Table of contents : Contents Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Units of Measure Introduction Part I. Historical Events and Village Structure in Colonial Northern Vietnam 1. Vietnamese Anticolonialism, 1884–1930: A Microscopic Perspective on Historical Events 2. Village Structure in Revolutionary Processes, 1925–1930 3. In the Name of “Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity” Part II. The Revolution in the Village 4. The Rise of Marxist Power 5. The Revolution in the Village, 1954–1988 Part III. Market Economy and Local Dynamics 6. The Market Economy and Socioeconomic Differentiation 7. The Intensification of Social and Ritual Life 8. The Restructuring of Local Governance 9. Theoretical Reflections Appendix 1: Regulations on Cultured Life in Hamlet 5 Appendix 2: Chronology Appendix 3: Significant People in Sơn-Dương Village and Anticolonial History Notes References Index About the Author