Collective Leadership and Factionalism: An Essay on Ho Chi Minh's Legacy
Thai Quang Trung, author
Date of publication:
1985
Publisher:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Number of pages:
136
Code:
BM55
About the publication
This essay goes beyong the legend of Ho Chi Minh and his disciples. Behind the facade of unity, the Vietnamese communist leadership has for years been torn by a prolonged crisis, sustained by two major ideological factions and later amplified by the development of the Sino-Soviet rift. Ho Chi Minh was far from being a dictator the calibre of Tito, for example. Rather, his style of collective leadership has contributed to the institutionalization of factionalism in Hanoi. His policy of equidistance between Moscow and Beijing became more or less a necessity for the leadership's unity. This book addresses itself to the question: Did Ho Chi Minh leave behind a unified party? The book provides an understanding of one of the most enigmatic - and the most long-lasting - leaderships in the communist annals, and examines the current state of the Hanoi regime.
Contents
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Collective Leadership and Factionalism: An Essay on Ho Chi Minh's Legacy
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Preliminary pages
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1. The Setting of Factions: The Two Main Currents
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2. The Collective Leadership: the Factionalism Institutionalized
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3. Ho Chi Minh's Legacy: Equidistance and Unity
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4. The Shifting Balance: Towards a Qualified Victory for the Pro-Soviets
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5. Conclusion: A Factionalism Triumphant - The Degeneracy of Collective Leadership
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Annexes
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Selected Bibliography
