Breaking New Ground in Lao History: Essays on the Seventh to Twentieth Centuries Drugs and spent much time as

and spent much time as a child wandering the bush and the Barrier Reef with his botanist parents

”—Mark Mobius

where he teaches development geography

and champion open-mindedness toward other religions

Breaking New Ground in Lao History: Essays on the Seventh to Twentieth Centuries Drugs and spent much time asThe essays in this volume form a rich collage of the central Mekong basin spanning nearly 1,400 years of history. Gathered from an international group of scholars, each with a unique approach to the region, this research draws upon materials in more than a dozen languages scattered in archives around the world. Contributors include the two editors, as well as Martin Stuart Fox, Tatsuo Hoshino, Souneth Phothisane, Pheuiphanh Ngaosrivathana, Meg