Short History of Laos, A: The Land in Between Buddhism Readers interested in the limits

Readers interested in the limits and possibilities of invoking rights in the pursuit of diversity and pluralism will find in this book critically-minded

7 million of the country's 8 million inhabitants

Gainsborough represents the best of the rising post-Vietnam War generation of scholars who has studied Vietnamese language and conducted extensive fieldwork throughout Vietnam

U Ba Lone Lay and U Sonny Nyein

Short History of Laos, A: The Land in Between Buddhism Readers interested in the limitsLaos, perhaps the least known country in mainland Southeast Asia, stands at the regions crossroads. This small land in between is surrounded by China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar (Burma)countries which, in pre modern times, provided Lao kings with a field for territorial expansion. But more often, Laos has been a bridge between these powerful neighbours and an arena in which they and their allies have interfered. Here, Grant Evans brings