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Laos: Beyond The Revolution, Joel Halpern May 1993

Laos: Beyond The Revolution, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Refugees As Immigrants: Cambodians, Laotians And Vietnamese In America.; The Boat People And Achievement In America: A Study Of Family Life, Hard Work, And Cultural Values [Book Review], Joel Halpern May 1991

Refugees As Immigrants: Cambodians, Laotians And Vietnamese In America.; The Boat People And Achievement In America: A Study Of Family Life, Hard Work, And Cultural Values [Book Review], Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Laos: Politics, Economics, And Society; Laos: A Bibliography, Joel Halpern Aug 1988

Laos: Politics, Economics, And Society; Laos: A Bibliography, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Poppies, Pipes, And People: Opium And Its Use In Laos, Joel Halpern Feb 1986

Poppies, Pipes, And People: Opium And Its Use In Laos, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


The Village Of The Deep Pond: Ban Xa Phang Meuk, Laos; The Old Man: A Biographical Account Of A Lao Villager (Book Review), Joel Halpern May 1981

The Village Of The Deep Pond: Ban Xa Phang Meuk, Laos; The Old Man: A Biographical Account Of A Lao Villager (Book Review), Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Education And Nation-Building In Laos, Joel Halpern, Marilyn C. Tinsman Oct 1966

Education And Nation-Building In Laos, Joel Halpern, Marilyn C. Tinsman

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Laos, Future Prospects And Their Limitations, Joel Halpern Jan 1966

Laos, Future Prospects And Their Limitations, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

This article is not an attempt to assess the contemporary (1965) situation in Laos or to deal in detail with the politics of the immediate past. Our task is, rather, to outline briefly some of the most crucial factors which will play an important role in shaping the country's future.


Conflict In Laos: The Politics Of Neutralization, Joel Halpern Aug 1965

Conflict In Laos: The Politics Of Neutralization, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Laos And America: A Retrospective View, Joel Halpern Jan 1964

Laos And America: A Retrospective View, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Economy And Society Of Laos: A Brief Survey, Joel Halpern Jan 1964

Economy And Society Of Laos: A Brief Survey, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

Like the preceding monograph in this series, the present study is based on field data and basic statistical materials obtained in the course of the year 1957, spent as a field representative for the American aid mission in Luang Prabang in northern Laos, and in 1959 during a second visit as a consultant to the RAND Corporation. in addition to field work, several years of intermittent research have been devoted to going through available literature ands consulting individuals who have worked in Laos.Essentially, this is an attempt to integrate what is known about northern and central Laos from a socioeconomic …


Observations On The Social Structure Of The Lao Elite, Joel Halpern Jul 1961

Observations On The Social Structure Of The Lao Elite, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Laos Profiles, Joel Halpern Jun 1961

Laos Profiles, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


American Policy In Laos, Joel Halpern May 1961

American Policy In Laos, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

In the past years the American government has been involved in attempting to prevent Laos from becoming a Communist state. In Laos our extensive military aid and policies is manipulating the country but little is known about the effects on the Laos values.


Laotian Agricultural Statistics, Joel Halpern Apr 1961

Laotian Agricultural Statistics, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


An Annotated Bibliography On The Peoples Of Laos And Northern Thailand [Selected Sources In English, French And Japanese], Joel Halpern Mar 1961

An Annotated Bibliography On The Peoples Of Laos And Northern Thailand [Selected Sources In English, French And Japanese], Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Population Statistics And Associated Data In Laos, Joel Halpern Mar 1961

Population Statistics And Associated Data In Laos, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


The Role Of The Chinese In Lao Society, Joel Halpern Jan 1961

The Role Of The Chinese In Lao Society, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


The Natural Economy Of Laos, Joel Halpern Jan 1961

The Natural Economy Of Laos, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

This paper surveys the situation existing prior to 1960 and does not consider changes that have occurrer since the outbreak of the Lao civil war. For agricultural statistics see Laos Project Paper No. 9


Government Statistics In Laos, Joel Halpern Jan 1961

Government Statistics In Laos, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Laotian Health Statistics, Joel Halpern Jan 1961

Laotian Health Statistics, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Laotian Educational Statistics, Joel Halpern Jan 1961

Laotian Educational Statistics, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Geographic, Demographic, And Ethnic Background Of Laos, Joel Halpern Jan 1961

Geographic, Demographic, And Ethnic Background Of Laos, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


The Rural And Urban Economies In Laos, Joel Halpern Jan 1961

The Rural And Urban Economies In Laos, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Laotian Health Problems, Joel Halpern Jan 1961

Laotian Health Problems, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Laos And Her Tribal Problems, Joel M. Halpern Dec 1960

Laos And Her Tribal Problems, Joel M. Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Kingdom Of Laos [Book Review], Joel Halpern Jan 1960

Kingdom Of Laos [Book Review], Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


America And Laos: Two Views Of Political Strategy And Technical Assistance, Joel Halpern Jan 1958

America And Laos: Two Views Of Political Strategy And Technical Assistance, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.


Trade Patterns In Northern Laos, Joel Halpern Jan 1958

Trade Patterns In Northern Laos, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

Since the author has lived in Laos for less than a year, this paper is more a general survey than an analysis in depth. If anything, it should emphasize the large gaps existing in our knowledge of this area, from the point of view of economic, social and cultural anthropology. As is the case with countless other societies throughout the world, the people of Laos are going through a period of change. Culture change is, of course, an ever-present phenomenon, but few will doubt that its rate has increased greatly in recent years - as an outgrowth of closer contacts …