| Description |
xvi, 267 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, 1 map ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
"Bamboo Palace begins as a travelogue, turns into a mystery and ultimately redefines a nation's history, as Christopher Kremmer journeys through Laos to uncover one of Indochina's darkest secrets. For decades, the inscrutable leaders of the Lao People's Democratic Republic have deflected questions about the fate of the Lao royal family, traditional rulers of the 600-year-old Kingdom of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol, deposed by leftist guerillas in the aftermath of the Vietnam War." "A timely reminder of the consequences of ill-considered war, Bamboo Palace takes readers from the jungles of South-East Asia to the north-western United States, where the author tracks down the last known survivor of the royal death camp. The former prisoner's testimony provides the definitive chilling climax. A portrait of a poor, landlocked country in the grip of tyranny, Bamboo Palace is also a story of human endurance."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Laos |
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Royal Family |
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Political prisoners |
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History |
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Biography |
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Overseas item |
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Khamphan Thammakhanty |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Based on Kremmer's first book: Stalking the elephant kings |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 256-258 |
| Subject |
Kremmer, Christopher, 1958- -- Travel -- Laos.
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Kremmer, Chrisopher -- Travel -- Laos
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Kremmer, Christopher -- Travel -- Laos.
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| SUBJECT |
Laos -- Politics and government -- 1975- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88000791
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Laos http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80128712 -- Kings and rulers.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006295
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Laos -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074653
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Laos -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88000789
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Laos -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074651
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| LC no. |
2004396164 |
| ISBN |
0732277566 : |
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