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Ref ID: 25656
Ref Type: Book Section in a Series
Authors: Lockhart, Bruce
Title: The historical Lao-Vietnamese relationship seen from the Lao PDR
Date: 2008
Source: Recherches nouvelles sur le Laos
Place of Publication: Paris
Publisher: École française d'Extrême-Orient
Edition: 18
Notes: Alternate title: New research on Laos
Abstract: The ‘special relationship’ between the Communist Parties of Laos and Vietnam has greatly influenced the way that historical relations between the two countries are portrayed in their respective historiographies. This chapter examines the historical narrative constructed in post-1975 Laos to evaluate its general picture of pre-colonial Lao-Vietnamese relations. It draws on sources from the Vietnamese side to shed light on specific ways in which the Lao sources have sanitized, modified, or emphasized specific aspects of the historical record.
Date Created: 9/29/2008
Editors: Goudineau, Yves
Lorrillard, Michel
Volume: 18
Page Start: 259
Page End: 282
Series Title: Études thématiques

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