Volume 9 of the Kyoto Area Studies on Asia brings together the author's selected writings about Vietnam from the past forty years. The book opens with an autobiographical account of his history as a Vietnam researcher that sets each of the selections into the context of the time and situation in which it was written. The writings are grouped into five topical sections: cultural history, religion, and cultural ecology; the Vietnamese village; the impact of the war on South Vietnamese society; Vietnam's development prospects in the its reform period; and problems of development in Vietnam's mountains.

About Editors and Authors

A. Terry Rambo is Special Professor at the International Graduate Program on System Approaches in Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Visiting Professor at Hanoi Agricultural University, Vietnam, and EWC Adjunct Fellow in the field of Environment Study in the EWC Research Program. From 2000 to 2004, he was Professor at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. He has lived in Southeast Asia for many years, conducting research and teaching in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. His specialty is human ecology and his research interests include upland development in Vietnam, environmental perception, sustainable land use and global environmental policies.