Short History of Laos, A: The Land in Between Buddhism U Ba Lone Lay and

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She not only places performances in their historical and cultural contexts but also connects them to the social

and diplomatic aspects of colonial Indochina and the wars for modern Vietnam

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

Short History of Laos, A: The Land in Between Buddhism U Ba Lone Lay andLaos, 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