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9780415331418

Vientiane: Transformations of a Lao landscape

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415331418

  • ISBN10:

    0415331412

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-12-26
  • Publisher: Routledge

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This book is a rich exploration of the country's political, social and cultural history and geo-political development from its creation to the present day.

Table of Contents

List of Figuresp. x
List of Tablesp. xi
List of Platesp. xii
Acknowledgementsp. xiv
Note on Lao/Thai word transliterationp. xvi
Acronymsp. xvii
Forewordp. xviii
Vientiane, capital on the margins: urbanism, history and Lao identityp. 1
Urbanism and the Lao world of the Mekong Valleyp. 16
From glory to ruinsp. 43
Land of the lotus-eaters: Vientiane under the Frenchp. 73
Arena of the Cold Warp. 111
The Pathet Lao capitalp. 151
Reshaping Vientiane in a global agep. 176
Notesp. 208
Bibliographyp. 240
Indexp. 258
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