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1. Vientiane

   Transformations of a Lao landscape

   By Marc Askew, Colin Long, William Logan

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations

   Providing insights into this neglected Southeast Asian city, this interesting book interprets Vientiane’s landscape - physical as well as imagined - as a reflection of key aspects of Lao geo-political history, the nature of Lao urbanism, and its critical relation to constructions of Lao...

   Published July 30th 2010 by Routledge
2. Bangkok

   Place, Practice and Representation

   By Marc Askew

   Series: Asia's Transformations/Asia's Great Cities

   Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions, both in its present and past. This unique book examines the development of the city from its earliest days as the seat of the Thai monarchy to its current position as an infamous...

   Published June 26th 2002 by Routledge