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Index
Cover  Half title Series Page Title Copyright Contents  Preface Chronology Chronicles and Other Historical Sources A Note on Names and Dates Introduction Part I: Premodern Vietnam
Chapter 1. The Period of Northern Empire
The Land
Chen Shou: South and North Shen Quanqi: Life in the South Zeng Gun: The Spirit Cao Lo
Economics and Trade
Chen Shou: Riches of the South Xue Zong: Economics in the South Liu Xu: Maritime Trade in the South
Philosophy and Religion
Mou Bo: Beliefs in the South Chen Shou: Scholarship in the South Tan Qian: Buddhism in the South Shen Quanqi: Buddhism as it Existed in the South Zeng Gun: The Mountain Spirit
Governance
Fan Ye: Ma Yuan’s Administration Chen Shou: Governing the South Zhao Cheng: An Indigenous King Gao Pian: A Northerner Governing the South
Society and Culture
Fan Ye: Han Officials in the South Zhou Cheng: Memorial on the South Xue Zong: Customs of the South Dao Huang: Relations with Champa
Chapter 2. The Ly, Tran, and Ho Epochs
The Land
Ly Thai To: Edict on Moving the Capital Ly Thuong Kiet: The Southern Land The Spirit of to Lich Ly Nhan Tong: Poems on a Buddhist Land Tran Minh Tong: Royal Poems on the Land Ly Te Xuyen: The Cult of Phung Hung The Buddhist Monk Khuong Viet A Vietnamese Antiquity Nguyen Nhu Thuyet: Protest on Moving the Capital
Economics and Trade
Le Van Huu: Preserving Livestock Le Van Huu: Foreign Trade Ngo Si Lien: The Diking System Ngo Si Lien: Northern Commerce
Philosophy and Religion
Power and Redemption Buddhist Poems Le Van Huu: Buddhist Cults Lady God of the Earth The Queen Mother and Thong Bien: The Origins of Buddhism in Dai Viet Funeral Inscription of a Court Minister Buddhism and the Sages Literati on Buddhism and the Spirits Tue Trung: Thien Beliefs Ly Te Xuyen: The Trung Sisters Truong Han Sieu: A Literatus’s Inscription for a Buddhist Temple The Literati’s New Worldview
Governance
Phap Thuan: Advising the King Omens and Prophecies The Spirit of Phu Dong Funeral Inscription of a Court Minister Ngo Si Lien: The Oath Ritual Ngo Si Lien: Officials and Village Registers Le Van Huu: A Literatus’s Critique of a Past Court Minister Le Van Huu: Utilizing the Past to Define the Present Ly Te Xuyen: The Ideal Official How to Govern Literati Poems, Literati Concerns Ho Quy Ly: Dai Ngu and the Ming Court
Society and Culture
Ly Thanh Tong: Life in Jail Funeral Inscription of Do Anh Vu: Life of a Court Minister Funeral Inscription of the Phung Thanh Lady: Life of a Court Lady Dam Di Mong: Cleaning Up the Monastic Community Ngo Si Lien: Social Categories Ngo Si Lien: Aristocratic Life Ngo Si Lien: Scholarly Life Le Van Huu: The Trung Sisters Views on Northern Influence
Ethnic Relations
The Nung and the Cham Le Van Huu: Music of Champa External Threats Le Van Huu: Critique on Handling the Nung Ngo Si Lien: A Tran Prince and a Mountain Chief Nguyen Trung Ngan: The Ma Nhai Inscription Ngo Si Lien: Foreign Cultures
Chapter 3. The Le and Mac Epochs
The Land
Le Thai To and Nguyen Trai: Great Proclamation on the Defeat of the Ming Mapping the Land Hoang Duc Luong: A Literati View of the Land Duong Van An: A Cosmic View of the Land
Economics and Trade
Le Thai To and Nguyen Trai: Edict on Currency Le Code: Public and Private Lands Foreign Trade Le Code: Laws on Foreign Commerce Le Thanh Tong: Government and the Economy Le Code: Draft Animals Le Code: Elephants Le Code: Market Regulations
Philosophy and Religion
Praying for Rain Debate Over Music and Ritual Phan Phu Tien: The Temple of Literature Le Thanh Tong: Changing the Reign Name Rules of Behavior Ngo Si Lien: Literati Beliefs Vu Quynh: Collecting Tales Literati and Buddhist Temple Inscriptions Nguyen Binh Khiem: The Three Teachings
Governance
Le Thai To and Nguyen Trai: How to Govern Le Code: Village Registers Demotion of the Queen Phan Phu Tien: Continuity in Governance Le Thanh Tong: Literati Government Le Thanh Tong: The Proper Minister Ngo Si Lien: South and North Ngo Si Lien: Critique of a Past Court Minister Le Thanh Tong: The Purpose of Government Nguyen Binh Khiem: Good Government Duong Van An: Dynastic Change
Society and Culture
Le Code: Law and Social Status Le Code: Controlling Powerful Families The Literati and Local Custom Le Code: Private Property Le Code: Ideology and Social Structure Mourning Public Land and Powerful Families Children and the Law The King on Bad Behavior Le Code: Marriage Marriage and Mourning Ritual and Patrilineality
Ethnic Relations
Le Code: Law and Ethnic Groups Nguyen Trai and Others: Regarding Cultural Influences Le Thanh Tong: Edict on Champa Ordering Ethnic Groups to Conform Receiving Foreign Envoys
Part II: Early Modern Vietnam
Chapter 4. The Trinh-Nguyen Period
The Land
Ngo Thi Si: On Vietnamese Geography Nguyen Hoang: Deathbed Statement to His Son Nguyen Khoa Chiem: Recorded Tales of the Founding of the Country Trinh Can: Edict to the Peoples of Quang Nam
Economics and Trade
Khanh Duc Emperor: Edict Prohibiting Foreigners from Taking Up Residence Without Restrictions Le Quy Don: Wealth of the Nguyen Realm Ngo The Lan: Memorial on the Currency Crisis Quang Trung Emperor: Edict Encouraging Agriculture Quang Trung Emperor: Letter to the Governor of Macao
Philosophy and Religion
Le Quy Don: On Ly and Khi Phan Huy Ich: Preface to the Sound of the True Great and Perfect Enlightenment from the Bamboo Grove Ngo Thi Nham: The Sound of Emptiness “The Child-Giving Guanyin” Pham Dinh Ho: Ritual for Venerating Heaven
Political Reform
Bui Si Tiem: Ten Items for Reform Nguyen Cu Trinh: Memorial Describing the Economic Crisis in the Nguyen Realm Nguyen Thiep: Memorial Regarding the Economic Crisis in Nghe An Trinh Tac: Edict Regarding Official Positions Temple of Literature Stele for the Examination of 1623
Governance
Nguyen Phuc Khoat: Edict Declaring Autonomy Le Duy Mat: Proclamation to Rally Troops Ngo Family Literary Group: The Unification Records of the Imperial Le Ngo Thi Nham: Letter to Ngo Tuong Dao Quang Trung Emperor: Edict on Ascending the Throne Treaty of Versailles Between Nguyen Anh and King Louis XVI
Society and Culture
Bento Thien: Regarding Festivals Trinh Cuong: Edict Regarding Local Customs Hoang Quang: “Lament for the South” Le Huu Trac: “Discourse on Medical Training” Le Quy Don: Introduction to the Complete Anthology of Vietnamese Literature Le Quy Don: Preface to the Literature Section of General History of Dai Viet Nguyen Huy Luong: “Rhapsody on West Lake” Pham Dinh Ho: On Marriage
Chapter 5. The Early Nguyen Dynasty
The Land
Gia Long Emperor: Naming the Country Viet Nam Minh Mang Emperor: Naming the Country Dai Nam Le Quang Dinh: Vietnamese Geographical Expansion Nguyen Van Sieu: Tales of the Country of Cambodia Phan Huy Chu: Ha Noi / Son Nam Trinh Hoai Duc: Climate and Geography of Gia Dinh
Economics and Trade
Phan Huy Chu: State Use of Resources Minh Mang Emperor: Policy for Trading With Europeans
Governance
Phan Huy Chu: Preface to Categorized Records of the Institutions of Successive Dynasties Phan Huy Chu: Records of Men Minh Mang Emperor: Edict to the Literati and Commoners of the Six Provinces of Southern Vietnam Nguyen Truong To: “A Plan for Making the People Wealthy and the Country Strong” Nguyen Dynasty History Board: Nguyen Comment on the Fate of the Le
Society and Culture
Tran Dam Trai: Two Noteworthy Women Trinh Hoai Duc: Customs of Gia Dinh Nguyen Du: “A Dirge for All Ten Classes of Beings” Ho Xuan Huong: Selected Poems Minh Mang Emperor: Ten Moral Precepts Truong Vinh Ky: Tales From a Journey to the Northern Region
Foreign Relations and Warfare
Gia Long Emperor: Commemoration of the Defeat of the Tay Son Phan Huy Chu: Summary Record of an Overseas Journey Phan Huy Chu: A Record of Military Systems Debating French Demands
Philosophy and Religion
Gia Long Emperor: Edict Outlining Propriety and Ritual Trinh Hoai Duc: Temple of the General of the Southern Seas Minh Mang Emperor: Comments Regarding Christianity Thien Mu Pagoda
Part III: Modern Vietnam
Chapter 6. The Colonial Era
The Land
Hoang Dieu: Farewell Apologies to the Emperor Ham Nghi Emperor: Royal Edict on Resistance Phan Boi Chau: “The History of the Loss of the Country”
Responses to the French
Phan Boi Chau: “A Letter From Abroad Written in Blood” Tonkin Free School: “A Civilization of New Learning” Phan Chau Trinh: “Monarchy and Democracy” Nguyen An Ninh: “The Ideal of Annamese Youth” Pham Quynh: “Intellectual and Moral Reform” Nguyen Thai Hoc: Letter Addressed to the French Chambre Des Deputes Ho Chi Minh: “The Revolutionary’s Code of Conduct” Ho Chi Minh: Revolutionary Character and Morality
Society and Culture
Pham Quynh: Kim Van Kieu and the National Language Hoang Dao: “Modernize Completely and Without Hesitation” New Poetry Tran Trong Kim: Confucianism Dao Duy Anh: Vietnam in the Modern Age
Religion
Cao Dai: The New Code and Three Spirit Messages Tri Hai: “Why We Must Revive Buddhism” Huynh Phu So: “The Way to Practice Religion and Rules for Everyday Life”
Chapter 7. The Independence Era
The Land
Hoang Cam: “On the Other Side of the Duong River” Ho Chi Minh: Appeal to the Nation
Foreign Conflicts
Vo Nguyen Giap: “The War of Liberation” Tran Van Tra: Tet, the Year of the Monkey, 1968
Political Transitions and Politics
Ho Chi Minh: Declaration of Independence Ngo Dinh Diem: On the Promulgation of the Constitution Nguyen Thi Dinh: No Other Road to Take Truong Chinh: Completing National Reunification Tran Do: Letter to the Communist Party Urging Democratic Reform
Economics
Ho Chi Minh: On the Basic Completion of Land Reform in the North Republic of Vietnam: Law on Land to the Tiller Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Resolution of the Sixth Party Congress Vo Van Kiet: The Crisis in Food, Prices, and Money Dinh Thu Cuc: “The Peasants and Countryside in Vietnam Today”
Society and Culture
Truong Chinh: Marxism and Vietnamese Culture Tran Dan: “We Must Win” Democratic Republic of Vietnam: Law on Marriage and the Family Northern and Southern Poetry and Song During the Vietnam War Nguyen Thi Thap: Returning to my Home Village
Religion
Thich Nhat Hanh: The Miracle of Mindfulness Nguyen Van Binh: Vietnamese Catholics, Marxism, and the Problems of Catechistic Instruction Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Decree on Religious Activities
Ethnic and International Relations
Chu Van Tan: The Founding of the People’s Liberation Armed Forces Republic of Vietnam: Laws on Vietnamese Nationality Phan Doan Nam: “Aligning the Strength of the Nation With the Power of the Age”
Bibliography Index
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