Laos
Culture and Society
Grant Evans(Author)
Grant Evans(Editor)
University of Washington Press
Published on 1. December 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
373 pages
978-974-87090-4-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Laos stands at the center of mainland Southeast Asia, sharing borders with all the main states in the region including China, so that when one touches on Laos, one touches the heart of the region. This study of culture and society in Laos inevitably leads into broader issues associated with all the surrounding societies and cultures concerning their origins and contemporary developments. Essays focus on the creation of the idea of Laos and its culture, whether it be through literature, tourism, or the activities of nationalists, thereby contributing to more general debates on the nature of Southeast Asian nationalism. They look at questions of minorities in Laos and issues of ethnic change. And they look at Laos in its regional context, and at Lao businessmen in their new global context.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-974-87090-4-8 (9789748709048)
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Grant Evans is reader in anthropology at the University of Hong Kong.