{"product_id":"champassak-royalty-and-sovereignty-within-and-between-nation-states-in-mainland-southeast-asia-hardback-9780299350208","title":"Champassak Royalty and Sovereignty; Within and Between Nation-States in Mainland Southeast Asia (Hardback) 9780299350208","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChampassak Royalty and Sovereignty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWithin and Between Nation-States in Mainland Southeast Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan G. Baird (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299350208\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 December 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages, 45 illus., 6 maps, 3 charts\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“An excellent study of the history and politics of southern Laos that, for the first time, places the little-known polity of Champassak in the context of Lao and Thai history, establishing its significance for the emergence of a modern Lao nation-state.” - Volker Grabowsky, University of Hamburg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Kingdom of Champassak was founded in 1713 in what is now southern Laos, and its royal lineage, the House of Champassak, continues to the present. In this first historical study of Champassak, Ian Baird explores the ways it has asserted its sovereignty across time and through monumental historical shifts, including the delineation of national boundaries for Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In re-creating this story, Baird draws not only on a dazzling variety of primary sources in English, French, Lao, and Thai but also on many years spent in conversation with members of the Na Champassak family, who are now spread across a wide geographical area, from Laos and Thailand to France and the United States. Each chapter treats one historical period, identifying the Champassak approach to sovereignty during that time. Through this deep history, Baird shows how sovereign power, even within one case, takes a wide range of forms, always contingent, contested, and uneven across space and time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Champassak Royal Titles\u003cbr\u003e Titles of People\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Politics and Geography\u003cbr\u003e 1 The Origins of the House of Champassak: Founding Royal Sovereignty\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Last King of Champassak: The Ebb and Flow of Sovereign Power\u003cbr\u003e 3 Chao Khamsouk: Champassak Sovereignty between the French and Siamese\u003cbr\u003e 4 The Lost Champassak Royals in Cambodia: Working for Sovereignty\u003cbr\u003e 5 The House of Champassak in French Laos: Sovereignty under Colonialism\u003cbr\u003e 6 Champassak Royals in Thailand: Royal Sovereignty under Royal Sovereignty\u003cbr\u003e 7 The House of Champassak in Laos during the Second Indochina War: Postcolonial Royal Sovereign Power\u003cbr\u003e 8 The Na Champassak family and the Third Indochina War: Aleatory Sovereignty\u003cbr\u003e 9 The Na Champassak Pretenders and the Unknown Champassak Royals: Nominal Sovereignty\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Chao Nhouy’\u003cbr\u003es Children Study in Saigon, Chao Heuane Nhing Sangvanekham\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52744448114968,"sku":"9780299350208","price":50.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/champassak-royalty-and-sovereignty-within-and-between-nation-states-in-mainland-southeast-asia-hardback-9780299350208","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}