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Focusing on social differentiation in a complex ethnically diverse region, the book explores cultural pluralism, nationalism, and ethnic dispersal within the Tai-speaking areas of Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Laos, and parts of Burma, China, Vietnam, and Malaysia. It examines the mutual representations between Tai and non-Tai peoples, highlighting their interactions within various political contexts. The historical analysis encompasses contemporary policy debates on minority rights, informed by colonial and pre-colonial histories.
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Civility and Savagery, Andrew Turton
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- Civility and Savagery
- Subtitle
- Social Identity in Tai States
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Andrew Turton
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 376
- ISBN13
- 9780700711734
- Category
- Compatriot and Exile literature
- Description
- Focusing on social differentiation in a complex ethnically diverse region, the book explores cultural pluralism, nationalism, and ethnic dispersal within the Tai-speaking areas of Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Laos, and parts of Burma, China, Vietnam, and Malaysia. It examines the mutual representations between Tai and non-Tai peoples, highlighting their interactions within various political contexts. The historical analysis encompasses contemporary policy debates on minority rights, informed by colonial and pre-colonial histories.