ISBN:
9788776942533
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8776942538
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9788776942540
Language:
English
Pages:
xxiv, 478 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
Series Statement:
NIAS studies in Asian topics no. 67
DDC:
950
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
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Festschrift
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Aufsatzsammlung
;
Festschrift
;
Aufsatzsammlung
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Festschrift
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Laos
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Stuart-Fox, Martin 1939-
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Laos
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Geschichte
Abstract:
Long regarded as a peripheral state in mainland Southeast Asia, Laos has attracted far less scholarly attention than richer and more powerful neighbours like Thailand and Vietnam. This has meant, however, that in Lao studies there is a greater potential for individual scholars to make significant contributions to their field. One such scholar is Australia's Martin Stuart-Fox, in honour of whom this festschrift has been produced with The volume is more than a hagiography, however. Its chapters on Laos all make significant contributions to Lao studies. These range from the writing of Lao prehistory in Laos, to early Lao-Thai relations, from French colonial archaeology to medical practices and gun-boat diplomacy, from the `invention' of Laos as a modern state to its revolutionary transformation and present politics.
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