Peter Zinoman is Professor of History and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley; author of The Colonial Bastille: A History of Imprisonment in Vietnam, 1862-1940 (UC Press, 2001); and cotranslator of Dumb Luck: A Novel by Vu Trong Phung.

"Timely, meticulous, and three-dimensional analysis." -- Nguyen Thi Dieu American Historical Review "Peter Zinoman has written a splendid and thought-provoking biography ... It breaks new ground in its focus on Vietnam's urban political culture." -- Eric T. Jennings SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Sources of Vu Trong Phung's Colonial Republicanism 2. Capitalism and Social Reform 3. The Question of Communism 4. The Crisis of Vietnamese Sexuality 5. Banning Vu Trong Phung Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Peter Zinoman is Professor of History and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley; author of The Colonial Bastille: A History of Imprisonment in Vietnam, 1862-1940 (UC Press, 2001); and cotranslator of Dumb Luck: A Novel by Vu Trong Phung.

"Timely, meticulous, and three-dimensional analysis." -- Nguyen Thi Dieu American Historical Review "Peter Zinoman has written a splendid and thought-provoking biography ... It breaks new ground in its focus on Vietnam's urban political culture." -- Eric T. Jennings SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Sources of Vu Trong Phung's Colonial Republicanism 2. Capitalism and Social Reform 3. The Question of Communism 4. The Crisis of Vietnamese Sexuality 5. Banning Vu Trong Phung Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index