Laos: Keystone Of Indochina / Edition 1

by Arthur J Dommen

Overview

This book presents an analytic introduction to Laos and traces the country's history and culture up to its independence from France in 1954. It assesses the aftermath of the 1975 Communist takeover of Laos and the consequent establishment of a people's democracy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367166373
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/19/2020
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Arthur J. Dommen is an agricultural economist with the Africa and Middle East Branch, International Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was formerly bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times in Tokyo, New Delhi, and Saigon and for United Press International in Saigon and Hong Kong, as well as a Paris correspondent covering the Vietnam negotiations in 1968 and 1969.

Table of Contents

1. Land and People 2. The Precolonial Period (to 1893) 3. The Colonial Period and the First Geneva Conference (1893–1954) 4. Independence to the Second Geneva Conference (1954–1962) 5. The Final Years of the Kingdom (1962–1975) 6. Lao People's Democratic Republic (1975–Present) 7. Foreign Relations 8. The Economy 9. Culture and Society 10. Prospects