Under the Swing
An Ethnography of an Akha Village in Northern Thailand
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2024
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4331-7723-1 (ISBN)
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4331-7723-1 (ISBN)
lt;p>This book describes the development of immigrants in an Akha village in northern Thailand, and discusses issues such as coffee economy, ethnic relations, religious beliefs and cultural changes.
lt;p>This book describes the development of immigrants in an Akha village in northern Thailand and discusses issues such as coffee economy, ethnic relations, religious beliefs and cultural changes. On the basis of in-depth analysis and understanding of the social structure and cultural logic of the villages in the region, the author points out that the local peoples in mountains have adapted the tension between tradition and modernity with their unique social and cultural logic and creatively integrated into modern society. When dealing with the relationship between the state and the local, the peoples do not always choose to escape from the rule. They often get more development opportunities by trying to participate in the process of nationalization.
lt;p>This book describes the development of immigrants in an Akha village in northern Thailand and discusses issues such as coffee economy, ethnic relations, religious beliefs and cultural changes. On the basis of in-depth analysis and understanding of the social structure and cultural logic of the villages in the region, the author points out that the local peoples in mountains have adapted the tension between tradition and modernity with their unique social and cultural logic and creatively integrated into modern society. When dealing with the relationship between the state and the local, the peoples do not always choose to escape from the rule. They often get more development opportunities by trying to participate in the process of nationalization.
Ma Chongwei holds a Ph.D. in ethnology and is professor at the School of Ethnology and Sociology of Yunnan University and executive director of the Chinese Association of Ethnology. Ma’s research focuses on the social and economic development of ethnic minority-populated areas on China’s borderlands and the overseas ethnography of Southeast Asian countries. Ma has published more than 90 articles in academic journals and 15 monographs on the development of ethnic areas in southwest China and of the mountain peoples in Southeast Asian countries.
List of Figures – Introduction – Swing Festival – From Poppy to Coffee – The Han and Lisu Peoples – Zuima, Pima, Jima, Hama and Ma – Religious Conflicts – Village Elections – Postscript.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 09.06.2023 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 80 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 457 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Schlagworte | Akha • Chongwei • Ethnicity • ethnography • Ma Chongwei • Northern • Northern Thailand • Swing • Thailand • the Aka people • Under the Swing: An Ethnographic Account of an Akha Village in Northern Thailand • Village |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4331-7723-4 / 1433177234 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4331-7723-1 / 9781433177231 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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