Border Landscapes: The Politics of Akha Land Use in China and Thailand Thai literature “This book indeed gives a

“This book indeed gives a face to the resistance against Burma’s dictatorship

and in the eternal struggle against tyranny and injustice

A cultural shift is now in progress with two possible outcomes: either zakat collection will become compulsory and centralized or it will become such an intricate part of taxation law that it loses its spiritual relevance

Professor Wiworn Kesavatana-Dohrs has developed and perfected the methods and materials used in this volume over her many years of Thai language instruction at the University of Washington

The history of Southeast Asia

Border Landscapes: The Politics of Akha Land Use in China and Thailand Thai literature “This book indeed gives aIn 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 that 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