Natural Potency and Political Power: Forests and State Authority in Contemporary Laos

by Sarinda Singh

Forests, as physical entities, have received considerable scholarly attention in political studies of Asia and beyond. Much less notice has been paid to the significance of forests as symbols that enable commentary on identity, aspirations, and authority. Natural Potency and Political Power, an innovative exploration of the social and political importance of forests in contemporary Laos, challenges common views of the rural countryside as isolated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824835719
• ISBN13: 9780824835712
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"