The ethno-narcotic politics of the Shan people : fighting with drugs, fighting for the nation on the Thai-Burmese border /

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"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"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thitiwut Boonyawongwiwat (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]
Subjects:
Shan (Asian people) > Burma > Ethnic identity.
Shan (Asian people) > Thailand > Ethnic identity.
Shan (Asian people) > Burma > Politics and government.
Shan (Asian people) > Thailand > Politics and government.
Drug control > Burma.
Drug control > Thailand.
Ethnic conflict > Burma.
Ethnic conflict > Thailand.
Chan (Peuple d'Asie) > Identité ethnique > Birmanie.
Chan (Peuple d'Asie) > Identité ethnique > Thaïlande.
Lutte antidrogue > Birmanie.
Lutte antidrogue > Thaïlande.
Conflits ethniques > Birmanie.
Conflits ethniques > Thaïlande.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Drug control
Ethnic conflict
Burma
Thailand
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Why (anti- ) ethno-narcotic politics?
  • The Shan people in the unfinished civil war
  • The anti-narcotic ideology of the Thai state on the Thai-Burmese border
  • The anti-ethno-narcotic nationalism in ethnic conflict
  • Ethnic identity and community : Hin Taek village as the site of reconstruction of Shan identity
  • Conclusion : trajectories of anti-ethno-narcotic politicization.

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