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The kingdoms of Laos six hundred years of history Peter and Sanda Simms.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London New York Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group 1999.Description: xvi, 240 pages illustrations, maps 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780700715312
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 959.403 SIM
Contents:
Where the Lao world began, Prehistory-1299 Laos, the paradise of riches, 1300-1373 Through chaos to a new order, 1373-1520 Pride brings disaster, 1520-1550 Wars and invasions, 1550-1571 Seventy years of anarchy, 1571-1637 New golden age, 1637-1698 End of Lan Xang, 1698-1791 Rise of nationalism, 1791-1829 Siamese dominance, 1829-1894 Overview of Champasak history Overview os Xieng Khouang history re-united a French protectorate, 1895-1905.
Summary: Describes the changes in society over 600 years as Lan Xang was gradually dismembered and became a French colony. Most importantly, it shows the essence of the Lao and why, despite all that has happened, they possess their own social and cultural values that mark them as distinctive.
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Books Books Center for Khmer Studies LC SEAS Collection 959.403 SIM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Pending hold 10000

Bibliography: p. 225-231.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index.

Where the Lao world began, Prehistory-1299 Laos, the paradise of riches, 1300-1373 Through chaos to a new order, 1373-1520 Pride brings disaster, 1520-1550 Wars and invasions, 1550-1571 Seventy years of anarchy, 1571-1637 New golden age, 1637-1698 End of Lan Xang, 1698-1791 Rise of nationalism, 1791-1829 Siamese dominance, 1829-1894 Overview of Champasak history Overview os Xieng Khouang history re-united a French protectorate, 1895-1905.

Describes the changes in society over 600 years as Lan Xang was gradually dismembered and became a French colony. Most importantly, it shows the essence of the Lao and why, despite all that has happened, they possess their own social and cultural values that mark them as distinctive.

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