192 Pages
32 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
32 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
32 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Incorporating original fieldwork carried out over a period of more than ten years, combined with innovative theoretical argument, Globalization, Culture and Society in Laos presents one of the first sociological investigations into modern Laos. Boike Rehbein gives a fascinating overview of contemporary Lao culture and society, whilst linking local and national phenomena to tendencies of... Read more
1. Globalization, Social Theory, and Southeast Asia 2. Lao Social Structure 3. The Lao Economic Field 4. Nation and Nationalism 5. The Lao Academic Field 6. Globalization and Lao Language 7. Monks and Magic Revisited 8. A Globalizing Music Scene 9. Lao Reactions to Modernization 10. Configurations of Globalization in Laos
Biography
Boike Rehbein is Professor of Sociology and Head of the Global Studies Programme at the University of Freiburg
'The Merit of Rehbein's work is to show the complexities of Lao culture and society in interaction with a globalized world. He presents his findings clearly to scholars and students of both Lao studies and social studies in general.' - Oliver Tappe, ASIEN, 2008
