This book is a rich exploration of the country's political, social and cultural history and geo-political development from its creation to the present day.
List of Figures
p. x
List of Tables
p. xi
List of Plates
p. xii
Acknowledgements
p. xiv
Note on Lao/Thai word transliteration
p. xvi
Acronyms
p. xvii
Foreword
p. xviii
Vientiane, capital on the margins: urbanism, history and Lao identity
p. 1
Urbanism and the Lao world of the Mekong Valley
p. 16
From glory to ruins
p. 43
Land of the lotus-eaters: Vientiane under the French
p. 73
Arena of the Cold War
p. 111
The Pathet Lao capital
p. 151
Reshaping Vientiane in a global age
p. 176
Notes
p. 208
Bibliography
p. 240
Index
p. 258
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