Ethno-Narcotic Politics of the Shan People - Fighting With Drugs, Fighting for the Nation on the Thai Burmese

This study examines the role of narcotics in the ethnic conflict along the Thai-Burmese border. The author analyzes the impact of the war on drugs on the Shan people, their relationship with the state, and their communal identity.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Why (Anti-) Ethno-Narcotic Politics?
Chapter 2: The Shan People in the Unfinished Civil War
Chapter 3: The Anti-Narcotic Ideology of the Thai State on the Thai-Burmese Border
Chapter 4: The Anti-Ethno-Narcotic Nationalism in Ethnic Conflict
Chapter 5: Ethnic Identity and Community: Hin Taek Village as the Site of Reconstruction of Shan Identity
Conclusion: Trajectories of Anti-Ethno-Narcotic Politicization

About the author

Thitiwut Boonyawongwiwat is lecturer at Chiang Mai University.

Summary

This study examines the role of narcotics in the ethnic conflict along the Thai-Burmese border. The author analyzes the impact of the war on drugs on the Shan people, their relationship with the state, and their communal identity.

Product details

• Authors: Thitiwut Boonyawongwiwat, Thitiwut
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781498520164
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-2016-4
• No. of pages: 186
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Ethnic Studies, Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, South East Asia, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, Social and cultural anthropology, Asian History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General