Post-War Laos: The Politics of Culture, History, and Identity

by Vatthana Pholsena

Book Overview

Three decades after the conclusion of the civil war that brought the communist Pathet Lao to power, the leaders of the Lao People's Democratic Republic are still searching for a compelling and unifying national identity. As detailed in Postwar Laos--a rigorously researched, cogently argued, and pathbreaking book--Laotian nationalism is caught between the rhetoric of preservation and the desire for modernity. Using fine-grained analysis of substantial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801473209
• ISBN13: 9780801473203
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher