Post-war Laos : the politics of culture, history, and identity /

Post-war Laos : the politics of culture, history, and identity /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Vatthana Pholsena.
Imprint:	Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2006.
Description:	xii, 255 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Cornell paperbacks
Subject:	Nationalism -- Laos -- History. Ethnicity -- Laos. Ethnic relations -- Political aspects. Ethnicity. Nationalism. Politics and government Laos -- Politics and government -- 1975- Laos -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects. Laos. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6095877

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ISBN:	0801445033 (cloth) 0801473209 (paper) 9780801445033 9780801473203
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-247) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
A Note on Transcription, Spelling, and Translation
Map of Laos Provinces
1. Post-war Laos: An Introduction
2. The Awakening of Ethnic Identity in Colonial Laos?
3. Cultural Order and Discipline: The Politics of National Culture
4. The Origins of the Lao People: In Search of an Autonomous History
5. An "Heroic Village"
6. Ethnic Classification and Mapping Nationhood
7. From Inclusion to Re-marginalization
8. Conclusion
Appendices
References
Index
About the Author