Laos
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National Assembly of the Lao PDRsee Introduction tab for links to "about the Lao PDR" and the National Assembly.
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Laos (World Bibliographical Series)Online. Print copy located in Southeast Asia section of reference, in Asia reading room), Z3226 .C47 1991. Older (1991) but useful list of annotated sources covering a large range of topics.
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Historical Dictionary of Laos
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Call Number: REF DS 555.25 S78 2008Publication Date: 2008 (Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press)"[Contains] chronology, introductory essay, appendixes, maps, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects." Be certain to read the Introduction to the Bibliography (pages 411-420) -
Creating Laos: the Making of a Lao Space between Indochina and Siam, 1860-1945
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Call Number: DS555.5 .I95 2008Publication Date: 2008 (Copenhagen : NIAS Press)This book examines the process through which Laos came into existence under French colonial rule through to the end of World War II the book charts the emergence of a notion of a specifically Lao cultural identity that served to buttress Laos as a separate ‘ Lao space , both in relation to Siam / Thailand and within French Indochina . Based on an impressive variety of primary sources , many of them never before used in studies of Lao nationalism , this book makes a significant contribution to Lao historical studies and to the study of nation-building in Southeast Asia. -
Laos: a Country Study
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Call Number: REF DS 555.3 W57 1995 (Also online: click on title)Publication Date: 1995 (Washington, DC : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress) -
Laos: A Work in Progress
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Call Number: DS 555.3 .C67 2014Publication Date: 2014 ( [Vientiane] : Lao Insight Books)10 chapters covering statistics along with descriptive information . Chapters cover Measuring Laos, Ethnicity, Religion, Geography & Environment, Resources, Infrastructure, Economy, Internal Affairs, Security, External Affairs. Each chapter covers a detailed range of sub-topics.
