The framing theoretical concept of “fuzziness” around definitions and jurisdictions of property that the editors use to link the pieces in this volume is, well, fuzzy, and undersells the volume’s rich and consistent theoretical contributions. This book provides thick and fertile descriptions of a variety of cases over different time periods and explores lurking questions about what markets in property mean for governance and state-society relations in Vietnam. Do they mean that the rich and well-positioned will win at the expense of others? Does customary practice still reign, despite vibrant eco- nomic changes and government efforts to enforce rule of law? Is there a new democratic space for public participation and citizens’ voice emerging as a result of these market dynamics? This volume provides ample evidence that the answer is yes to all three of these questions, depending upon the context. The rich contribution of this volume lies in the fact that it does not present a one-dimensional view of state-society relations over property in Vietnam, but rather, shows how multiple forces are in play all at once. Cari An Coe, Lewis & Clark College KEITH TAYLOR A History of the Vietnamese Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, . xvi,  pp. $. (paper). As a graduate student in the s, I came to realize that the ideas I found expressed in studies on Vietnamese history were not supported by the infor- mation I found in primary sources. This is something many other young scholars at the time began to recognize as well, particularly those who focus on the twentieth century. Over the past twenty years, these scholars have produced numerous works that challenge much of the received wisdom about the Vietnamese past. Nonetheless, the accumulated knowledge that an earlier generation created remains influential. Keith Taylor is a member of that earlier generation, and in his -page A History of the Vietnamese, he revisits and rewrites the accumulated knowledge that he and other mem- bers of that earlier generation produced. For readers familiar with extant writings in English on Vietnamese history, it will become immediately apparent from the opening pages of the book that REVIEWS 107