The Contemporary History Of Laos
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The Contemporary History Of Laos
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Author : Patit Paban Mishra
language : en
Publisher: National Book Organization
Release Date : 1999
The Contemporary History Of Laos written by Patit Paban Mishra and has been published by National Book Organization this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Laos categories.
Laos, Which Had An Illustrious Past, Is A Tiny Landlocked State, Sharing Common Borders With China, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia And Vietnam. It Was Considered Important Strategically During Cold War Years In Pursuit Of Containment Drive. The United States Tried To Prevent The Spread Of Communism In Laos Too, Which Proved Counterproductive. Laotians Objected To The Military Intervention Of The United States And Fought Bravely Under The Leadership Of Pathet Lao. They Finally Became Victorious In Transforming The Political System And Established Communist Rule. The Present Study Has Analyzed How Pathet Lao Was Successful In Its Endeavours Despite Several Weaknesses And Why ?Containment Drive? Lost Its Appeal In Laos And Other Indo-China States.
Storm Over Laos
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Author : Sisouk Na Champassak
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Storm Over Laos written by Sisouk Na Champassak and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Laos categories.
Laos
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Laos written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with categories.
Storm Over Laos
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Author : Guy Redvers Lyle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Storm Over Laos written by Guy Redvers Lyle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with categories.
Contesting Visions Of The Lao Past
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Author : Christopher E. Goscha
language : en
Publisher: NIAS Press
Release Date : 2003
Contesting Visions Of The Lao Past written by Christopher E. Goscha and has been published by NIAS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Laos's emergence as a modern nation-state in the 20th century owed much to a complex interplay of internal and external forces. Arguing that the historiography of Laos needs to be understood in this wider context, this study considers how the Lao have written their own nationalist and revolutionary history "on the inside," while others-the French, Vietnamese, and Thais-have attempted to write the history of Laos "from the outside" for their own political ends. As nationalist historiography, like the formation of the nation-state, does not emerge within a nationalist vacuum but rather is created and contested from inside and out, this incisive volume's approach has applications and implications far beyond Laos.
A History Of Laos
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Author : Martin Stuart-Fox
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997-09-28
A History Of Laos written by Martin Stuart-Fox and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-09-28 with History categories.
This authoritative and wide-ranging history focuses on the period from the founding of modern Laos as a French colony to its independence, involvement in the war in Vietnam, the formation of the communist republic, and the present authoritarian government. The author shows how the nationalist struggle for independence and unity was subverted by foreign intervention, and how the country has now resumed its traditional role as a neutral state in Southeast Asia. This book provides essential background on modern Laos and the challenges it now faces.
Post War Laos
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Author : Vatthana Pholsena
language : en
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Release Date : 2003-08-01
Post War Laos written by Vatthana Pholsena and has been published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-01 with Political Science categories.
More than a quarter of century after the end of the war in 1975, the Lao leadership is still in search for a compelling nationalist narration. Its politics of culture and representation appear to be caught between the rhetoric of preservation and the desire for modernity. Meanwhile, originating from the periphery where ethnic minorities had hitherto been symbolically, politically and administratively confined, the participation of some of their members in the Indochina Wars (1945-75) exposed these individuals to socialization and politicization processes.This rigorously researched and cogently argued book is a fine-grained analysis of substantial ethnographic material, showing the politics of identity, the geographies of memory and the power of narratives of some members of ethnic minority groups who fought during the Vietnam War in the Lao People's Liberation Army and/or were educated within the revolutionary administration. No study has ever been conducted on the latter's views on the national(ist) project of the late socialist era. Their own perceptions of their membership of the nation have been overlooked.Post-War Laos is a set to be a landmark study, and an original contribution which refines established theories of nationalism, such as Anderson's 'imagined community', by addressing a common weakness: namely, their tendency to deny agency to individuals, who in fact interpret their relationship to, and place within, the nation in a variety of ways that may change according to time and circumstance.
Culture And Customs Of Laos
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Author : Arne Kislenko
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2009-03-05
Culture And Customs Of Laos written by Arne Kislenko and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-05 with Social Science categories.
This all-encompassing volume offers a comprehensive look at the contemporary culture that defines this Southeast Asian country of Laos, examining everything from Buddhist traditions to Laotian cuisine. Coverage includes a brief history of the nation followed by in-depth narrative chapters on religion, literature, visual and performing arts, fashion, gender roles, everyday social customs, and more. Through illustrative descriptions of daily life, students will learn how traditional customs have shaped contemporary life in Laos today. Few other resources provide the same extensive coverage on current culture in Laos. Ideal for high school students as well as general readers, Culture and Customs of Laos is a must-have for all library shelves. The Southeast Asian country of Laos, one of the world's last-standing communist nations, has often been overshadowed in the international newsroom by its more dominant neighbors, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Among one of the most bombed countries in the world, one that suffered much during and after the Vietnam War, Laos has been struggling economically and politically for decades. In spite of these challenges, a rich, beautiful culture has survived in Laos. This exhaustive volume offers a comprehensive look at the contemporary culture that defines this seemingly quiet country, from Buddhism to Laotian cuisine. Coverage includes a brief history of the nation followed by in-depth narrative chapters on religion, literature, visual and performing arts, fashion, gender roles, everyday social customs, and more. Through illustrative descriptions of daily life, students will learn how traditional customs have shaped contemporary life in Laos today. Few other resources provide the same extensive coverage on current culture in Laos. Ideal for high school students as well as general readers, Culture and Customs of Laos is a must-have for all library shelves.
Embodied Nation
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Author : Simon Creak
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2017-08-31
Embodied Nation written by Simon Creak and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-31 with History categories.
This strikingly original book examines how sport and ideas of physicality have shaped the politics and culture of modern Laos. Viewing the country's extraordinary transitions—from French colonialism to royalist nationalism to revolutionary socialism to the modern development state—through the lens of physical culture, Simon Creak's lively and incisive narrative illuminates a nation that has no reputation in sport and is typically viewed, even from within, as a country of cheerful but lazy people. Creak argues that sport and related physical practices—including physical education, gymnastics, and military training—have shaped a national consciousness by locating it in everyday experience. These practices are popular, participatory, performative, and, above all, physical in character and embody ideas and ideologies in a symbolic and experiential way. Embodied Nation takes readers on a brisk ride through more than a century of Lao history, from a nineteenth-century game of tikhi—an indigenous game resembling field hockey—to the country's unprecedented outpouring of nationalist sentiment when hosting the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. En route, we witness a Lao-Vietnamese soccer brawl in 1936, the fascist-inspired body ethic of the early 1940s, the novel modes of military masculinity that blossomed with national independence, the spectacular state theatrics of power represented by Olympic-inspired sports festivals, and the high hopes and frequent failures of socialist sport in the 1970s and 1980s. Of central concern in Creak's narrative are the twin motifs of gender and civilization. Despite increasing female participation since the early twentieth century, he demonstrates the major role that sport and physical culture have played in forming hegemonic masculinities in Laos. Even with limited national sporting success—Laos has never won an Olympic medal—the healthy, toned, and muscular form has come to symbolize material development and prosperity. Embodied Nation outlines the complex ways in which these motifs, through sport and physical culture, articulate with state power. Combining cultural and intellectual history with historical thick description, Creak draws on a creative array of Lao and French sources from previously unexplored archives, newspapers, and magazines, and from ethnographic writing, war photography, and cartoons. More than an "imagined community" or "geobody," he shows that Laos was also a "body at work," making substantive theoretical contributions not only to Southeast Asian studies and history, but to the study of the physical culture, nationalism, masculinity, and modernity in all modern societies.
Changing Lives In Laos
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Author : Vanina Bouté
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2017-04-21
Changing Lives In Laos written by Vanina Bouté and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-21 with Business & Economics categories.
Changes in the character of the political regime in Laos after 2000, a massive influx of foreign investment, and disruptions to rural life arising from improved communications and new forms of mobility within and across the borders have produced a major transformation. Alongside these changes, a group of young scholars carried out studies that document the rise of a new social, cultural and economic order. The contributions to this volume draw on original fieldwork materials and unpublished sources, and provide fresh analyses of topics ranging from the structures of power to the politics of territoriality and new forms of sociability in emerging urban spaces.