The Hmong, the Environment, and the Question of the 'Other': Study of the Conflict in Nan Province, Thailand
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Authors
Thompson, Kim
Issue Date
2001
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
The outbreak of ethnic conflicts within Thailand, although currently
associated with only a few human casualties, is of particular interest as the country is
renowned as a haven of acceptance. More interestingly however, is the inability to
divorce the environmental and ethnic issues within the nation. Thailand obediently
followed the neo-classical development paradigm and consequently gained economic
status, but now suffers from serious environmental problems. Therefore this paper
explores how the effects of past development policies as well new political pressures
and environmental concerns has exasperated existing conceptions of' otherness'
within Thai society, creating an ethnically tense atmosphere.
Description
ii, 116 p.
Citation
Publisher
Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College.
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