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Invisible Walls: Village Identity and the Maintenance of Cooperation in Laos

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2011

W. Randall Ireson
W. Randall Ireson
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Salem, Oregon, USA
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Abstract

Inter-household relations in lowland Lao villages are often characterized by cooperation and mutual support. This study describes norms governing agricultural labour exchange, assistance at household ceremonies, and village-wide projects. Successful cooperation expresses and reinforces values of village mutuality and solidarity which are important principles of Lao social organization and identification.

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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , September 1996 , pp. 219 - 244
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Copyright © The National University of Singapore 1996

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