Laos; Its People, Its Society, Its Culture
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 316
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Author: Human Relations Area Files, inc
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 316
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martin Stuart-Fox
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997-09-28
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780521597463
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis authoritative and wide-ranging 1997 history traces events in this little-known country from ancient monarchy, through its establishment as a French colony, to independence in 1953, the People's Democratic Republic, and the present one-party authoritarianism. The book highlights Laos' complex and shifting political alliances. The struggle for independence from France was followed by a struggle for unity and neutrality in the face of persistent foreign intervention, as the country was drawn into the war in Vietnam. Only with the end of the Cold War and the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops has Laos been able to reassert its neutral foreign policy and develop a market economy. This book is an impressive political, social, cultural and economic history. It will be essential for anyone wanting to understand Laos as it joins ASEAN, faces great economic challenges and struggles to maintain its cultural identity.
Author: Martin Stuart-Fox
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2008-02-06
Total Pages: 554
ISBN-13: 0810864118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLaos is the smallest state in terms of population, the weakest militarily, and the least developed economically in mainland Southeast Asia. Yet a glance at the map shows how strategically it is positioned, between Thailand and Vietnam and between Cambodia and China. As in the past Laos was a crossroads for trade routes, so in the future it will be a crossroads for communications in this rapidly developing region. It is even possible to anticipate that the greatness of Laos in the past may be matched by the emergence of Laos in the future as a significant partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, of which it is already a member. The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Laos_through its chronology, introductory essay, appendixes, maps, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects_traces Laos' history and provides a compass for the direction the country is heading.
Author: Uzo Marvin
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-03-07
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781530430901
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFinding out information about Laos is essential, Laos history book, will also provide you about Laos culture and art, Laos early and recent civilization, Laos government and system, Laos tourism, The original inhabitants of Laos were Austroasiatic peoples, who lived by hunting and gathering before the advent of agriculture. Skilled at river navigation using canoes, Laotian traders used routes through the mountains, especially rivers, from earliest times. The most important river route was the Mekong because its many tributaries allowed traders to penetrate deep into the hinterland, where they bought products such as cardamom, gum benzoin, sticklac, and many foods
Author: Vatthana Pholsena
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780801473203
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThree decades after the conclusion of the civil war that brought the communist Pathet Lao to power, the leaders of the Lao People's Democratic Republic are still searching for a compelling and unifying national identity. As detailed in Postwar Laos--a rigorously researched, cogently argued, and pathbreaking book--Laotian nationalism is caught between the rhetoric of preservation and the desire for modernity. Using fine-grained analysis of substantial ethnographic and archival material, Vatthana Pholsena sheds light on the politics of identity, the geographies of memory, and the power of historical narrative in contemporary Laos.Pholsena pays particular attention to the country's ethnic minorities, who had been marginalized--politically, administratively, and symbolically--by the French colonial government, which ruled for fifty years, and by its Royal Lao successor. Many members of these minorities fought for the Lao People's Liberation Army in the country's civil war (1960-1975), though, and were thus exposed to the processes of modern politics. The first book to examine the impact of such forces on Laos's ethnic minorities and their perception of Laotian nationalism, Postwar Laos also refines established theories of nationalism. Pholsena addresses a weakness common to all: the tendency to deny agency to individuals, who may in fact interpret their relationship to, and place within, the nation in a variety of ways that change according to time and circumstance.Postwar Laos offers a new perspective on the history of Southeast Asia and, more broadly, on the formation of national identity that will be welcomed by historians, political scientists, sociologists, ethnographers, and cultural anthropologists alike.
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Published: 1967
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Human Relations Area Files, Inc. (New Haven, Conn.)
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Published: 1963
Total Pages: 294
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen Mansfield
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-12-15
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1502632349
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLaos has a varied and at times difficult history of French colonialism and Communist rule. The landlocked country is known for its mountainous terrain, festivals, and music. The history, geography, traditions, and culture are vividly detailed through full-color photographs and engaging sidebars that are sure to delight any young reader.
Author: Martin Stuart-Fox
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 322
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