Breaking New Ground in Lao History
Ngaosrivathana, Mayoury / Breazeale, Kennon
The essays in this volume form a rich collage of the central Mekong basin spanning nearly 1, 400 years of history. Gathered from an international group of scholars, each with a unique approach to the region, this research draws upon materials in more than a dozen languages scattered in archives around the world. Topics include basic structural problems in writing Lao history, political geography from the 600s to 800s, separate discussions of L...