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Title: A Short History of Laos: The Land in Between (A Short History of Asia series) by Grant Evans, Milton Osborne ISBN: 1864489979 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: Comprehensive, insightful, culturally-sensitive
Comment: For a newcomer to Laos, Dr. Evans's volume would seem an excellent introduction to its history, politics and culture. For someone like myself, who had his own intense introduction to Laos in the late 60s and looks forward to a return, the book is an insightful refresher and update. It has helped me put my own experience in context and rethink the Laos I once thought I knew. This short history is thoughtful, well-written, and largely devoid of moral judgments.
The subtitle "The Land in Between" sums up an unfortunate reality -- for much of its history Laos has been caught between more powerful neighbors and sometimes their even more powerful patrons. But Evans does not stop with such a facile explanation of the Laos that has emerged. I particularly appreciate his continuing emphasis on the deep and enduring cultural roots of the peoples who inhabit Laos -- and the interplay among them.
With so many Western writers and readers still caught up in the battles that we fought in Laos in the 60s and 70s, Evans's book is a refreshing reminder that Laos merits attention -- indeed fascination -- in its own right.
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Title: A History of Laos by Martin Stuart-Fox ISBN: 0521597463 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Breaking New Ground in Lao History: Essays on the Seventh to Twentieth Centuries by Mayoury Ngaosrivathana, Kennon Breazeale ISBN: 9747551934 Publisher: Silkworm Books Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Lao Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Language Survival Kit) by Joe Cummings ISBN: 1740591682 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance: Laos Since 1975 by Grant Evans ISBN: 0824820541 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Laos (Laos, 4th Ed) by Joe Cummings ISBN: 1864503734 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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