Sport and the Theatrics of Power in a Postcolonial State: The National Games of 1960s Laos

Creak, Simon

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Sport and the Theatrics of Power in a Postcolonial State: The National Games of 1960s Laos

Date

2010

Authors

Creak, Simon

Publisher

Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract

The National Games of 1961 and 1964 transformed the theatrics of state power in postcolonial Laos. While using modern sporting spectacle to promote national unity and progress in a context of Cold War division, the games were also embedded in an existing