Pawattisat lao lai miti (Many Dimensions of Lao History) by Dararat Mettarikanon provides a brief history of Laos from the Lan Xang period onwards. The “many dimensions” in the title refer to the author’s extensive citation of non-Lao sources, including sources from Vietnam, Thailand and the West. Published by Muang Boran. ISBN: 9747383888.
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New book on Lao history
February 7th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 4 Comments
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The cross-border Shan
February 7th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 6 Comments
One of the things that struck me at the Critical Transitions in the Mekong Conference is the ongoing researcher interest, especially among MA and PhD students, in the Shan (or tai yaay). This research interest is to be applauded. Travelling around northern Thailand it is hard not to be struck by the enormous contribution of [...]
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