Publication

1998 - White Lotus Press, Bangkok, Thailand

Language

English

Word Count

58,500 words, Guess

Page Count

234 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL524708M
  • ISBN-109748434338
  • OCLC Control Number40643686
  • Library of Congress Control Number98949481
  • LibraryThing6571377
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  • Goodreads2541467

Classifications

  • DDC959.4
  • LCCDS555.6 .S78 1998

Description

A history of the great Lao kingdom that flourished in the middle Mekong region between the 14th and 18th centuries. Chapters deal with prehistory of Laos, the Tai-Lao migrations, Vietnamese and Burmese invasions and the arrival of the first Europeans, the breakup of the Lao kingdom, the significance of the Lao-Siamese war of 1827-28, and the French annexation of Lao territories in 1893.

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