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Creating Laos

Paperback • 2008 • English

Creating Laos: the making of a Lao space between Indochina and Siam, 1860-1945

By Søren Ivarsson

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About the book

The existence of Laos today is taken for granted. But the crystallization of a Lao national idea and ultimate independence for the country was a long and uncertain process. This book examines the process through which Laos came into existence under French colonial rule through to the end of World War II. Rather than assuming that the Laos we see today was an historical given, the book looks at how Laos's position at the intersection of two conflicting spatial layouts of 'Thailand' and 'Indochina...Show more

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ISBN

9788776940232

Publisher

NIAS Press

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Creating Laos

Format

Paperback

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