Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Laotian Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
A directory to help Laotian Americans keep in touch with Laotians in the U.S. and other countries, trace their Lao roots, and learn about Laos.
Lao Huam Phao Community Directory
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Laotian Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
A directory to help Laotian Americans keep in touch with Laotians in the U.S. and other countries, trace their Lao roots, and learn about Laos.
Refugee and Immigrant Resource Directory
Author: Alan Edward SchorrPublisher:
ISBN: 9780938737285
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The Pathet Lao: Leadership and Organization
Author: Joseph Jermiah ZasloffPublisher: Lexington, Mass : Lexington Books
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The report analyzes the Laotian revolutionary movement commonly known as the Pathet Lao--its leaders, commanding party (People's Party of Laos), the Lao Patriotic Front, its political and administrative organization, and its military forces. The document also presents biographical information on 12 'founding fathers' who are probably among the leading policymakers, and discusses their characteristics. Leadership continuity is remarkable, having lasted through 20 years of intermittent war and coalition with no evidence of major purges or defections. Eight appendixes include biographies, policy statements, a list of fronts, and brief profiles of 53 informants.
Doing A Dam Better
Author: Ian C. PorterPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821369865
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This book succinctly describes how a large hydro dam in a poor country with weak capacity was successfully prepared by a truly global development and financial partnership, by turning the natural resource curse on its head and tapping the state of the art to mitigate environmental and social impacts.
Preserving Impermanence
Author: Anna KarlströmPublisher:
ISBN: 9789150620771
Category : Archaeological surveying
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Food from Northern Laos
Author: Dorothy CullotyPublisher: Galangal Press
ISBN: 0473172364
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
"The little known cultures and cuisine of northern Laos are reflected in the recipes of its local ethnic groups and Luang Namtha Province's premiere ecotourism lodge. Eighty-eight dishes from Lao, Kmhmu', Tai Dam, Tai Yuan, Tai Lue and Akha are presented in clear, simple recipes..."--Back cover.
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Author: Anne FadimanPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374533407
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, this brilliantly reported and beautifully crafted book explores the clash between a medical center in California and a Laotian refugee family over their care of a child.
A Short History of Laos
Author: Grant EvansPublisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781864489972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Chronicles the history of Laos, discussing such topics as its early kingdoms, French rule, the Royal Lao Government, and the impact of the Vietnam War.
Khūmu Wādūai Chāokhao Phao Mǣo
Author: The United States and Thailand
Author: R. Sean RandolphPublisher: Institute of East Asian Studies University of California - B
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Examines the entire post-World War II period, but concentrates on the years 1965-1976 (time of the Vietnamese Conflict). Asks what led Thailand to identify its interests with the U.S.