Occasional NewMandala contributor Warren Mayes reports on a new book on Laos:
“Post-war Laos is one of the few academic works about Laos published by a Lao of the Diaspora. It seeks to assess the efficacy of sentiments of national belonging in light of the arbitrary formation of the colonial state and a history of outside [...]
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Some New Mandala readers may recall the controversy when Range Rover used Akha, Lahu and Mien “images” to promote a new automobile. For details, a partisan – but nonetheless fascinating and impressively well-informed - critique of the advertisement is found at the Virtual Hilltribe Museum. That page also has a video of the commercial so that readers can make [...]