Changing Lives in Laos: Society, Politics and Culture in a Post-Socialist State
- ISBN-10
- 981472226X
- ISBN-13
- 9789814722261
- Category
- Forced migration
- Pages
- 473
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-04-21
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Authors
- Vanina Bouté, Vatthana Pholsena
Description
Changes in the character of the political regime in Laos after 2000, a massive influx of foreign investment, and disruptions to rural life arising from improved communications and new forms of mobility within and across the borders have produced a major transformation. Alongside these changes, a group of young scholars carried out studies that document the rise of a new social, cultural and economic order. The contributions to this volume draw on original fieldwork materials and unpublished sources, and provide fresh analyses of topics ranging from the structures of power to the politics of territoriality and new forms of sociability in emerging urban spaces.
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