The Lahu Minority in Southwest China : a Response to Ethnic Marginalization on the Frontier.

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The Lahu, with a population of around 470,000, inhabit the mountainous country in Yunnan Province bordering on Burma, Laos and northern Thailand. Buddhists, with a long history of resistance to the Chinese Han majority, the Lahu are currently facing a serious collapse of their traditional social sys...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ma, Jianxiong
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge contemporary China series.
Temas:
Lahu (Asian people) > China, Southwest.
Ethnology > China, Southwest.
Minorities > Government policy > China, Southwest.
Lahu (Peuple d'Asie) > Chine (Sud-Ouest)
Ethnologie > Chine (Sud-Ouest)
Ethnology
Lahu (Asian people)
Minorities > Government policy
Southwest China
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Lahu, with a population of around 470,000, inhabit the mountainous country in Yunnan Province bordering on Burma, Laos and northern Thailand. Buddhists, with a long history of resistance to the Chinese Han majority, the Lahu are currently facing a serious collapse of their traditional social system, with the highest suicide rate in the world, large scale human trafficking of their women, alcoholism and poverty. This book, based on extensive original research including long-term anthropological research among the Lahu, provides an overview of the traditional way of life of the Lahu, thei.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (273 pages).
ISBN:9781136296024
1136296026

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