Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Language Conventions xv
6. Map xvi
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. Making a Modern Tradition 22
9. 2. Renovating the Body, Restoring the Nation/Race 52
10. 3. Embodying Military Masculinity 84
11. 4. Sport and the Theatrics of Power 118
12. 5. Representing Meuang Lao in Southeast Asia 140
13. 6. Socialist Cultures of Rhetoric and Physicality 167
14. 7. Mobilizing the Revolution 195
15. 8. Vientiane Games, 2009 226
16. Notes 247
17. Bibliography 289
18. Index 311
19. About the Author 329
20. Other Volumes in the Series 331