AuthorAskew, Marc
TitleVientiane : transformations of a Lao landscape / Marc Askew, William S. Logon and Colin Long
Imprint London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
Descript xxi, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

CONTENT

Vientiane, capital on the margins : urbanism, history and Lao identity -- Urbanism and the Lao world of the Mekong Valley -- From glory to ruins -- Land of the lotus-eaters : Vientiane under the French -- Arena of the Cold War -- The pathet Lao capital -- Reshaping Vientiane in a global age


SUBJECT

  1. Cities and towns -- Laos -- Viangchan
  2. Urbanization -- Laos -- Viangchan
  3. Viangchan (Laos) -- History
  4. Laos -- Politics and government
  5. Mekong River Valley -- Civilization

LOCATIONCALL#STATUS
Arts LibraryHT147.L28 A835V 2010 CHECK SHELVES