Historical Dictionary of Laos

by Martin Stuart-Fox

Laos is the smallest state in terms of population, the weakest militarily, and the least developed economically in mainland Southeast Asia. Yet a glance at the map shows how strategically it is positioned, between Thailand and Vietnam and between Cambodia and China. As in the past Laos was a crossroads for trade routes, so in the future it will be a crossroads for communications in this rapidly developing region. It is even possible to anticipate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810856247
• ISBN13: 9780810856240
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"