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A short history of Laos : the land in between

Author: Grant Evans
Publisher: Crows Nest NSW, Australia : Allen & Unwin, 2002.
Series: Short history of Asia series.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
Chronicles the history of Laos, discussing such topics as its early kingdoms, French rule, the Royal Lao Government, and the impact of the Vietnam War.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Grant Evans
ISBN: 1864489979 9781864489972 1741150531 9781741150537
OCLC Number: 52312494
Description: xvi, 251 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (1 col.) ; 22 cm.
Contents: Before 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.
Series Title: Short history of Asia series.
Other Titles: Laos
Responsibility: Grant Evans.
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Chronicles the history of Laos, discussing such topics as its early kingdoms, French rule, the Royal Lao Government, and the impact of the Vietnam War.

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