TY - BOOK AU - Kerkvliet,Benedict J. TI - Speaking out in Vietnam: public political criticism in a communist party-ruled nation SN - 9781501736391 AV - JC599 .S643 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - Ithaca PB - Cornell University Press KW - Freedom of speech KW - Vietnam KW - Political activists KW - Dissenters KW - Political culture KW - Communism and society KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Labor : protesting working and living conditions --; Land : defending farms and opposing corruptions --; Nation : protecting Vietnam and questioning the party's patriotism --; Democratization : advocating regime change --; Party-state authorities : treatment of regime critics --; Reprise and prospects; 2; b N2 - "Investigates how public political criticism has evolved into a prominent feature of Vietnam's political landscape since the mid 1990s and how state authorities have dealt with it with a combination of responsiveness, toleration, and repression"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2089064&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -