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

Post-war Laos The Politics of Culture, History and Identity

More than a quarter of century after the end of the war in 1975, the Lao leadership is still in search for a compelling nationalist narration. Its politics of culture and representation appear to be caught between the rhetoric of preservation and the desire for modernity. Meanwhile, originating from...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (-), Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Other Authors: Vatthana Pholsena, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2006.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Nationalism > Laos > History.
Ethnicity > Laos.
Laos > Politics and government > 1975-
Laos > Ethnic relations > Political aspects.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009420455506719
Table of Contents:
  • Post-war Laos : an introduction
  • The awakening of ethnic identity in colonial Laos?
  • Cultural order and discipline : the politics of national culture
  • The origins of the Lao people : in search of an autonomous history
  • An "heroic village"
  • Ethnic classification and mapping nationhood
  • From inclusion to re-marginalization.

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