Vietnamese Communism in Comparative Perspective
William S. Turley
Routledge
The Communist-led revolution in Vietnam reconciled borrowed doctrine with indigenous nationalism and social       conditions. It is often surmised, therefore, that alongside outward similarities there would be important       intrinsic differences between Communism in Vietnam and in other Communist countries. This volume of essays is the       first attempt to systematically test this assumption.            French and U.S. scholars focus on how the Vietnam Communist party adapted to its environment in order to achieve       and exercise power and to what degree these adaptations made the Vietnamese revolution distinctive. In their       assessments, the authors reach somewhat diverse conclusions, but they agree that tendencies toward ideological       conformity and creative adaptation have coexisted throughout the party's history. <br>       <b>William S. Turley</b> is associate professor of political science at Southern Illinois University--carbondale. He       received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Washington and was a Ford Foundation Southeast       Asia Research Associate in Vietnam in 1972-1973. His scholarly articles on Vietnam have appeared in <span>Asian Survey,</span> <span>Pacific Affairs,</span> <span>Armed       Forces and Society,</span> <span>Problems of Communism,</span> <span>Foreign       Policy,</span> and edited volumes.