Border Landscapes: The Politics of Akha Land Use in China and Thailand

by Janet C. Sturgeon

Book Overview

In this comparative, interdisciplinary study based on extensive fieldwork as well as historical sources, Janet Sturgeon examines the different trajectories of landscape change and land use among communities who call themselves Akha (known as Hani in China) in contrasting political contexts. She shows how, over the last century, processes of state formation, construction of ethnic identity, and regional security concerns have contributed to very...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295987634
• ISBN13: 9780295987637
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"