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Culture and Customs of Laos

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Culture and Customs of Laos

ARNE KISLENKO

Culture and Customs of Asia

Hanchao Lu, Series Editor

GREENWOOD PRESS

Westport, Connecticut

London

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kislenko, Arne.

Culture and customs of Laos / Arne Kislenko.

p. cm.—(Culture and customs of Asia, ISSN 1097–0738)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978–0–313–33977–6 (alk. paper)

1. Ethnology—Laos. 2. Laos—Social life and customs. I. Title.

GN635.L28K57 2009

306.09594—dc22

2008040735

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

2009 by Arne Kislenko

reproduced, by any process or technique, without the

express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2008040735

ISBN: 978–0–313–33977–6

ISSN: 1097–0738

First published in 2009

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

www.greenwood.com

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the

Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National

Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984).

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The author and the publisher gratefully acknowledge permission for use of the following material:

Thao Worra, Bryan.

Touching Detonations: An E-Chapbook.

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