The State and Political Power in Vietnam in the Early Nineteenth Century ; ; The monograph "The State and Political Power in Vietnam in the Early Nineteenth Century" examines the state, territory and political power in Vietnam in the early nineteenth century. This is one of the most important periods of Vietnam's history, witnessing the process of territorial reunification after more than two centuries of partition, the birth of the last monarchy, and the political, administrative, institutional, and identity structures that will shape the course of the Vietnamese nation for centuries to come, from administrative reform, local governance, and division of provinces and cities,... to the tax regime and the management of officials,... which many urgent issues of modern state governance and administration can be referenced.