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More copies of this ISBN:A Short History of Laos: The Land in Between (Short History of Asia Series)by Grant Evans
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This comprehensive and vivid history of Laos is an ideal introduction for tourists, business travelers, and students. Informative and portable, it chronicles the history of Laos from ancient times, when the dynastic states of the region waxed and waned, to the turmoil of the Vietnam War and independence from France. Synopsis:A comprehensive history of Laos from the pre-modern dynastic era to the present day. Perhaps the least known country in mainland Southeast Asia, Laos stands at the region's crossroads, surrounded by China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Burma between which it has often acted as a bridge. Synopsis:Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-244) and index.
Synopsis:A Short History of Laos: The Land in Between is an introduction to the history and culture of Laos written with the tourist and business traveler in mind. About the AuthorGrant Evans is an anthropologist and professor at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of Laos: Culture and Society and The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance: Laos Since 1975. He lives in Hong Kong. Milton Osborne, Ph.D., is the author of Southeast Asia: An Introductory History and The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future. Table of ContentsBefore Laos: Tai — Lan Xang kingdom — Rise and fall of Lan Xang — Last of the warrior kings — Luang Phrabang in the nineteenth century — Lao and Siamese — Le Laos Francais: Laos mapped — La mission civilatrice — Colonial administration — Revolts — C olonial society — Nationalism — Lao Issara movement — End of colonialism — Royal Lao government: 1950s; years of optimism — American mission civilatrice — Phu nyai politics — Life under the Pather Lao — Minorities — War, and the destruction of the RLG: War years — New society? — Final coalition — Lao People's Democratic Republic: Exodus — Prison camps — Hmong resistance — National security — Vietnam's mission civiliatrice — Collectivisation — Stabilisation — Only one party — Culture and society — Minorities — New economic contradictions — One step forward, two steps backward — Laos in the modern world: Region — Diaspora — History and nation.
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