Orientalism, Commensurability, and the Construction of Identity
A Comment on the Notion of Lao Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6086607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ananda Rajah (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 308-333 |
| Publication date | 1990-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0217-9520 • E-ISSN: 1793-2858 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/sj5-2f |
| OpenAlex | W2093469210 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
The notion of a Lao identity is often taken for granted. It is argued that Lao ethnic and national identity are historically constituted and may also be seen as products of the merging of legendary, historical, political and, indeed, scholarly discourses. It is, in other words, a and this paper seeks to examine some of the sociological and anthropological issues, conceptual and methodological, relevant to the construction of Lao identity
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2022 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |