
Laos
Culture and Society
Grant Evans(Editor)
Silkworm Books (Publisher)
Published on 4. June 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
373 pages
978-974-9511-46-6 (ISBN)
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.
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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Series
Edition
2008 Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chiang Mai
Thailand
Publishing group
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-974-9511-46-6 (9789749511466)
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Person
Grant Evans is reader in anthropology at the University of Hong Kong.