BSc BA MA PhD)

Professor of History (Retired)

Email: m.stuartfox@uq.edu.au

Teaching
Introductory course on the cultural traditions of South and East Asia. Third year seminar courses on History, Time and Meaning (formerly Interpreting History) at the third year level, and History and Theory at the fourth year Honours level.

Research interests
Theory of History. History of Laos. Early Buddhism. History of Ideas.

Current research projects
Evolutionary theory of history. Religious symbolism and the legitimation of power in Laos.

Selected recent publications
A History of Laos. Cambridge and Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1997
The Murderous Revolution: Life and Death in Pol Pot's Kampuchea. 3rd ed. Bangkok: Orchid Press, 1998
The Lao Kingdom of Lan Xang: Rise and Decline. Bangkok: White Lotus Press, 1998
"Evolutionary Theory of History" History and Theory, 38, 4 (1999): 33-51
"Buddhism and Politics in Laos" in I.Haris, ed. Buddhism and Politics in Modern Asia. London: Cassell, 1999.
Buddhist Kingdom, Marxist State: The Making of Modern Laos. 2nd ed. Bangkok: White Lotus, 2000
Historical Dictionary of Laos, 2nd ed. New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 2001
"The Dvaravati 'Buddha on a Monster' Stelae: A Possible Interpretation" Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Series 3, 12 (1) (2002)(with S. Tiffin).
"Evolutionary Theory of History" in P. Pomper, ed. The Return of Science Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 2002, pp. 123-44.
"The Continuity of Lao History" in M. Ngaosyvathn and K. Breazeale, eds., Breaking New Ground in Lao History: Essays on the seventh to twentieth centuries Chiangmai: Silkworm Press, 2002, pp. 1-24.
A Short History of China and Southeast Asia: Tribute, Trade and Influence. Sydney, Allen and Unwin, 2003.
"Southeast Asia and China: The Role of History and Culture in Shaping Future Relations", Contemporary Southeast Asia 26, 1 (April 2004): 116-139
"Politics and Reform in the Lao People's Democratic Republic", Political Economy of Development Working Paper No. 1, Program of Civil Society and Government, The College of William and Mary, May 2004. Online: http://www.ndegwa.com/pages/6/index.htm.
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