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Post-war Laos The Politics of Culture, History and Identity by Vatthana Pholsena, National University of Singapore

• Landmark study that will refine established theories of nationalism.

• First study to examine the views of ethnic minority groups on the national(ist) project in Laos.

• Provides unique insights into the ideology of ethnicity in Laos.

• A rigorously researched and cogently argued book.

‘Post-war Laos is a thorough and original study of the difficult making of a multi-ethnic nation. Combining a historical approach and a multi-sided ethnography, it provides unique insights into the ideology of ethnicity in Laos. This book is clearly a major contribution to the understanding of one of the less known countries in Asia.’ (Yves Goudineau, Ecole Française d’Extrême-Orient)

‘Post-war Laos makes not only an important contribution to the study of Lao identity, society and history, but also more broadly to the vexed problem of multiple identities among the people of Southeast Asia.’ (Martin Stuart-Fox, University of Queensland)

Published by NIAS Press, NIAS Monographs # 93
Published 2006, 256 pp., illustrated
ISBN 978 87 7694 005 8, paperback, £14.99