Under the Swing
An Ethnography of an Akha Village in Northern Thailand
©2024
Monographs
X,
260 Pages
Summary
This book studies recent developments in immigration in one Akha village in northern Thailand by examining issues such as the coffee economy, ethnic relations, religious beliefs and cultural changes. The author demonstrates how their social structure and culture allow the immigrant population in this location to adapt to the demands of modernity by making constant adjustment to their tradition. The analysis sheds important light on how this marginal population manages to turn the tension between their participation in local politics and their identity as subjects of state governance into opportunities for growth. Instead of resorting to the art of not being governed, these immigrants have achieved a balance between preserving their distinctness and being governed in a modern nation-state, thereby creating greater space for their own survival and development.
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Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Titel
- Copyright
- Autorenangaben
- Über das Buch
- Zitierfähigkeit des eBooks
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Swing Festival
- Chapter 2. From Poppy to Coffee
- Chapter 3. The Han and Lisu Peoples
- Chapter 4. Zuima, Pima, Jima, Hama and Ma
- Chapter 5. Religious Conflicts
- Chapter 6. Village Elections
- Postscript
Details
- Pages
- X, 260
- Year
- 2024
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9781433178276
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9781433178283
- ISBN (MOBI)
- 9781433178290
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9781433177231
- DOI
- 10.3726/b16639
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2024 (February)
- Keywords
- the Akha people ethnicity ethnography
- Published
- New York, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, Oxford, 2024. X, 260 pp., 80 b/w ill.
