Asian Affairs, July 2011

"Undoubtedly, Walker has assembled a sparkling set of essays…  Especially, we appreciate the gems of fieldwork from distant parts of Laos by a first generation of scholars to penetrate this land since the hiatus of war left it pretty much closed to the outside world.  Recommended for any scholar working in the broad area of Tai studies."

"Undoubtedly, Walker has assembled a sparkling set of essays…  Especially, we appreciate the gems of fieldwork from distant parts of Laos by a first generation of scholars to penetrate this land since the hiatus of war left it pretty much closed to the outside world.  Recommended for any scholar working in the broad area of Tai studies."