Abstract
A biography of Prince Phetsarath highlights how a specific idea about Laos and its culture
was formed under French colonial rule and nurtured under the Japanese occupation and
its aftermath. During these periods, Phetsarath's understanding of Lao cultural nationalism
was transformed into a political and anticolonial nationalism. While ultimately a
study of failure, Phetsarath's activities show that anticolonial nationalism did not always
have to be linked to Communist movements to be ‘revolutionary', and suggests the importance
of taking into account non-revolutionary and non-Communist actors - even
members of royal blood - in order to better understand the complexity that went into the
making of modern postcolonial states.
| Translated title of the contribution | Prins Phetsarath (1890-1959): Nationalisme og monarki i dannelsen af det moderne Laos |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Journal | Journal of Southeast Asian Studies |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 55-81 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| ISSN | 0022-4634 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Humanities
- Laos
- Nationalism
- Monarchy