Slow Anthropology - Negotiating Difference With the Iu Mien

Klappentext Slow Anthropology considers the history of the Iu Mien, an upland Laotian minority caught in the disruptions of the Vietnam-American war. This study challenges the prevailing academic theory that groups living in the hinterlands of Southeast Asia have traditionally fled to the hills, seeking isolated independence and safety. As part of his... Zusammenfassung Slow Anthropology considers the history of the Iu Mien, an upland Laotian minority caught in the disruptions of the Vietnam-American war. This study challenges the prevailing academic theory that groups living in the hinterlands of Southeast Asia have traditionally fled to the hills, seeking isolated independence and safety. As part of his...

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• Authors: Hjorleifur Jonsson
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.08.2014
• EAN: 9780877277941
• ISBN: 978-0-87727-794-1
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Studies on Southeast Asia; Studies on Southeast Asia
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous