Lao buddhist monks' involvement in political and military resistance to the lao people's democratic republic government since 1975

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 655-677

  Baird, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84863997271     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021911812000642     Document Type: Review

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