Today over 2000 Palaung - a group of mountain peoples speaking Mon-Khmer - live in a handful of villages north of Chiang Mai in Thailand. They fled from Burma in the 1980s to escape the fighting between communist insurgents and Burmese army troops. Though granted sanctuary, in the late 1990s many of the Palaung in Thailand found themselves involved in a new conflict over land use in northern Thailand's environmentally degraded highlands. This is the first book written on the Palaung in Thailand, a compelling collaborative effort by anthropologist Michael Howard and Thai artist Wattana Wattanapun. They introduce the Palaung culture and way of life, telling the story of the Palaung's flight from Burma and settlement in Thailand. Howard's photographs and Wattana's drawings enliven the account.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Washington Press
ISBN-13
9789748832517
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94654538
Product Key Features
Author
Wattana Wattanapun, Michael Howard
Publication Name
The Palaung in Northern Thailand
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences, Anthropology, History
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
117 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
181g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Wattana Wattanapun, Michael Howard
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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