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Chapters: Reservoirs and Dams in Laos, Nam Theun. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Laos is a landlocked nation in Southeast Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam, that covers 236,800 square kilometers in the center of the Southeast Asian peninsula, is surrounded by Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its location has often made it a buffer between more powerful neighboring states, as well as a crossroads for trade and communication. Migration and international conflict have contributed to the present ethnic composition of the country and to the geographic distribution of its ethnic groups. Geographic coordinates: Most of the western border of Laos is demarcated by the Mekong River, which is an important artery for transportation. The Dong falls at the southern end of the country prevent access to the sea, but cargo boats travel along the entire length of the Mekong in Laos during most of the year. Smaller power boats and pirogues provide an important means of transportation on many of the tributaries of the Mekong. The Mekong at Luang Prabang, LaosThe Mekong has thus not been an obstacle but a facilitator for communication, and the similarities between Laos and northeast Thai society--same people, same language--reflect the close contact that has existed across the river for centuries. Also, many Laotians living in the Mekong Valley have relatives and friends in Thailand. Prior to the twentieth century, Laotian kingdoms and principalities encompassed areas on both sides of the Mekong, and Thai control in the late nineteenth century extended to the left bank. Although the Mekong was established as a border by French colonial forces, travel from one side to the other has been significantly limite...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17754 ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Oudomxay Province, Muang Xay, Bolaven Plateau, Kaysone Phomvihane, Pakxe, Phongsali, Champasak, Ton Pheung District, Ban Phialu Gnai, Ban Ekchoum-Phoukaniang, Ban Phiakhamdaonang, Ban Tanong, Ban Phiahom, Ban Phomoun Gnai, Ban Vianglouang, Ban Senkhamphon, Ban Phiakhamkak, Ban Namavong Noy, Ban Phiadouang, Ban Phokandong, Ban Phialu Noy, Ban Senlouang, Ban Onglouang, Ban Renthuk, Ban Arapruich, Ban Phiaseuk, Ban Thattamo, Ban Phianong, Ban Phiapang, Ban Senchay, Ban Vongxay, Ban Gnangteu, Ban Dak-Lay, Ban Senkeo, Ban Kong-Ek, Ban Lapoung, Ban Phiaha, Ban Lomlay, Ban Pakha, Ban Khouy, Ban Chom, Ban Kongmi, Sainyabuli, Attopu, Salavan, Phouvong District, Buddha Park, Khone Phapheng Falls, Pakkading District, Xam Neua District, Luang Prabang District, Houay Xay District, Saysetha District, Samakkhixay District, Phonthong District, Batiengchaleunsouk District, Phoukhoune District, Xiengngeun District, Hineboune District, Viengkham District, Luang Prabang, Chomphet District, Pak Seng District, Sanamxay District, Nam Bak District, Phonxay District, Saravane District, Pathouphone District, Atsaphangthong District, Pak ou District, Pak Tha District, Paksane District, Sanasomboun District, Viengphoukha District, Phou Kout District, Sanxay District, Thaphalanxay District, Nong Het District, Outhoumphone District, Thapangthong District, Nane District, Ngoy District, Champassack District, Mounlapamok District, Soukhoumma District, Meung District, Borikhane District, Khanthaboury District, Mok May District, Phaxay District, Assaphone District, Champhone District, Viraboury District, Savannakhet Province, Songkhone District, Paksong District, Xayboury District, Xonboury District, Pak Sé District, Samtay District, Namtha District, Lakhonepheng District, Pek District, Beng District, Na le Distri...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=504908 ... Read more

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Introduces the land, history, government, people, and economy of the only country in Southeast Asia that has no seacoast. ... Read more

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Examines the land, plant and animal life, people, history, and future of Laos. ... Read more

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An introduction to the only landlocked occupant of the Indochinese peninsula. ... Read more

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Laos is a major arena of international confrontation despite the Geneva Accords of 1962. Yet there is a dearth of published material on Laos, and the crucial issue of North Vietnam's role in that country has hardly been examined. This important study illuminates the North Vietnamese-Pathet Lao partnership, an understanding of which is so critical to the search for peace in Indochina.

The authors reconstruct dispassionately the politics of the Lao revolution since its beginning after the Second World War. Focusing on North Vietnam's past and present role in Laos they trace the origins, evolution, organization, and leadership of the Pathet Lao organization. They demonstrate that the war in Laos is really three wars--Vietnamese traditional attempts to assert hegemony over regions of Laos important to North Vietnam's security; an extension of the struggle in South Vietnam; and a civil war between Lao Communists and anti-Communists. They show that Hanoi's active role springs from its interest in protecting its borders, gaining access to South Vietnam, and establishing a politically congenial regime in Laos. They conclude that the Viet Minh were a key factor in the genesis of the Pathet Lao and that the Vietnamese have continued to provide guidance and vital assistance to the revolutionary organization which now controls a significant portion of the country. On the other hand, the authors point out that the Pathet Lao share common interests with the North Vietnamese Communists and that, from their own perspective, they have not compromised their legitimacy as a nationalist movement by their heavy dependence on Hanoi.

Langer and Zasloff, experienced analysts of Southeast Asian affairs, conducted extensive field research in Laos. They interviewed a wide variety of persons with intimate knowledge of the Lao Communist movement, including former Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese military and civilian personnel. They talked with Lao, in and out of the Government, who had gone to school with their future Lao or Vietnamese adversaries, were linked to them by family ties, had been in the same political camp, or had confronted them at the conference table. They interviewed specialists on Laos and Vietnam, among them scholars, journalists, officials of international agencies, and foreign government officials. They examined a range of internal Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese documents diaries, letters, party directives, and training guides, as well as textbooks, newspapers, propaganda leaflets, and general literature. They studied Pathet Lao, Vietnamese, Thai, Cambodian, Chinese, and Soviet radio broadcasts and consulted printed materials about Laos from Hanoi, Peking, and Moscow.

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By exhaustively analyzing Lao She's literary writings, Vohra traces the development of his political consciousness and convictions. Answers are sought for crucial questions: Why did Lao She drift to a leftist position? Why did he return voluntarily to China? Why did he become disenchanted with the authoritarian regime? And why did he commit suicide?

Besides being an introduction to the life and works of Lao She, this book contributes to a greater understanding of the nature of the social and political change in twentieth-century China.

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on July 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1226 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Legend Of The Golden Boat: Regulation, Trade and Traders in the Borderlands of Laos, Thailand, China and Burma.(Book Review) (book review)
Author: Richard A. Crooker
Publication: The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 2002
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: 92Issue: 3Page: 466(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Lao," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Lao in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Lao when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Lao, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Lao," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Lao in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Lao when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Lao, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Blackwell Publishers Ltd. on June 1, 2009. The length of the article is 10418 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Laos and the making of a 'relational' resource frontier.(Report)
Author: Keith Barney
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2009
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Volume: 175Issue: 2Page: 146(14)

Article Type: Report

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Lao-tzu," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Lao-tzu in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Lao-tzu when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Lao-tzu, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Chapters: Móng Cái, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Yên Bái, Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Việt Trì, Cẩm Khê District, Cẩm Giàng, Bắc Kạn, Hữu Lũng District, Chợ Mới, Bắc Kạn, Bình Văn, Chợ Đồn District, Nông Hạ, Mai Lạp, Cao Kỳ, Phú Thọ, Đồng Lạc, Bành Trạch, Bằng Lũng, Hà Hiệu, Bình Trung, Bắc Kạn, Ân Tình, Nông Thịnh, Cư Lễ, Huyền Tụng, Lương Bằng, Phương Linh, Quảng Chu, Thanh Bình, Thanh Vận, Yên Thượng, Yên Đĩnh, Hòa Mục, Như Cố, Tân Sơn, Bac Kan, Thanh Mai, Yên Hân, Yên Nhuận, Lương Thượng, Xuân Lạc, Yên Cư, Nghĩa Tá, Bạch Thông District, Cao Sơn, Chợ Rã, Lãng Ngâm, Mỹ Phương, Lương Thành, Na Rì District, Phủ Thông, Quảng Khê, Sông Cầu, Bắc Kạn, Lương Hạ, Khang Ninh, Quang Phong, Nam Mẫu, Ba Bể District, Dương Phong, Ngân Sơn, Chợ Mới District, Bac Kan, Xuân La, Yên Lạc, Bắc Kạn, Đồng Phúc, Bac Kan, Bằng Lãng, Bằng Phúc, Đông Viên, Đôn Phong, Tân Tiến, Bắc Kạn, Đại Sảo, Bằng Vân, Bản Thi, Cốc Đán, Cường Lợi, Đức Vân, Hà Vị, Đức Xuân, Bằng Thành, Dương Sơn, Hảo Nghĩa, Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Địa Linh, Công Bằng, Giáo Hiệu, Đồng Xá, Côn Minh, Bộc Bố, Nguyên Phúc, Phương Viên, Quảng Bạch, Quang Thuận, Phùng Chí Kiên, Lục Bình, Nam Cường, Ngọc Phái, Quân Bình, Thượng Quan, Yên Thịnh, Mỹ Thanh, Phong Huân, Vi Hương, Vũ Muộn, Sĩ Bình, Tân Lập, Bac Kan, Thuần Mang, Thương Ân, Thượng Giáo, Hương Nê, Rã Bản, Tú Trĩ, Yên Mỹ, Bac Kan, Cao Thượng, Bac Kan, Trung Hòa, Vân Tùng, Yến Dương, Xuân Dương, Chu Hương, Hoàng Trĩ, Liêm Thủy, Phúc Lộc, Tràng Định District, Hữu Thác, Nghiên Loan, Lạng San, Nhạn Môn, Văn Học, an Thắng, Cao Trí, Văn Minh, Cổ Linh, Kim Hỷ, Lam Sơn, Vũ Loan, Cao Tân, Kim Lư, Ngân Sơn District, Mù Cang Chải District, Bắc Hà District, Nghĩa Lộ, Cẩm Phả District, Yên Hưng District, Trùng Khánh District, Đồng Hỷ District, Thanh Sơn District, Sơn Dương District, Bình Liêu District, Yên Sơn District, Bắc Quang District, Hàm Yên District, Văn Chấn District, Bình Gia District, Trạm Tấu District, Trấn Yên District, Ha Gian...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3524670 ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Lao People's Democratic Republic," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Lao People's Democratic Republic in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Lao People's Democratic Republic when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Lao People's Democratic Republic, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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A standardised protocol for wetland inventory has been developed through the Asian Wetland Inventory (AWI) in order to provide an information resource for the assessment and monitoring of wetlands. The topics covered are: Increased awareness of the importance of wetlands and the need for a standardised inventory across Asia; A Geographical Information System and integrated relational database to provide core information on Asian wetlands to guide and support planning and conservation efforts; National inventory programmes and databases in all participating nations; and a network of regional training programmes in wetland inventory. ... Read more