Short History of Laos, A: The Land in Between Buddhism in the History of Art

in the History of Art from the University of Michigan in 1983 with the dissertation

early modem social history

the United Nations sponsored national elections in Cambodia

and Bounthavy Sisouphanthong and Taillard’s Atlas of Laos: The Spatial Structures of Economic and Social Development (Copenhagen

The creation of family law and courts in that region and in Siam proper most clearly manifests Siam’s dualistic position

Short History of Laos, A: The Land in Between Buddhism in the History of ArtLaos, perhaps the least known country in mainland Southeast Asia, stands at the regions crossroads. This small land in between is surrounded by China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar (Burma)countries which, in pre modern times, provided Lao kings with a field for territorial expansion. But more often, Laos has been a bridge between these powerful neighbours and an arena in which they and their allies have interfered. Here, Grant Evans brings