Sovereignty and Rebellion
Published on 1. January 1996
Book
Hardback
252 pages
978-0-19-588912-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Hmong people have emigrated from China to Southeast Asia, and from there, since the end of the Vietnam wars, to France, America, and other Western countries. Examining a Hmong opium-growing village in northern Thailand, Tapp here explores how these people have managed to maintain a strong ethnic integrity despite centuries of oppression by more powerful majority populations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, figures, 3 maps, 16halftones, bibliog , index
ISBN-13
978-0-19-588912-3 (9780195889123)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The economic dilemma; the political dilemma; the religious dilemma; the 'Agon' of the village; the importance of literacy; the role of messianism; the place of geomancy; 'real history' and the theory of ethnic categories; the reformation of culture.