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Slow Anthropology: Negotiating Difference with the Iu Mien (Studies on Southeast Asia)
Hjorleifur Jonsson
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Description for Slow Anthropology: Negotiating Difference with the Iu Mien (Studies on Southeast Asia)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Slow Anthropology considers the history of the Iu Mien, an upland Laotian minority caught in the disruptions of the Vietnam-American war. This study challenges the prevailing academic theory that groups living in the hinterlands of Southeast Asia have traditionally fled to the hills, seeking isolated independence and safety. As part of his challenge, Jonsson highlights the legacies of negotiating difference that have guided the Iu Mien in interactions with their neighbors. Jonsson engages with southern China and Southeast Asia in premodern times, relays individual reports from the war in Laos, describes contemporary village festivals in Thailand, and explores community and ... Read more
Slow Anthropology considers the history of the Iu Mien, an upland Laotian minority caught in the disruptions of the Vietnam-American war. This study challenges the prevailing academic theory that groups living in the hinterlands of Southeast Asia have traditionally fled to the hills, seeking isolated independence and safety. As part of his challenge, Jonsson highlights the legacies of negotiating difference that have guided the Iu Mien in interactions with their neighbors. Jonsson engages with southern China and Southeast Asia in premodern times, relays individual reports from the war in Laos, describes contemporary village festivals in Thailand, and explores community and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
570g
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780877277941
SKU
V9780877277941
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About Hjorleifur Jonsson
Hjorleifur Jonsson is Associate Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University. He is the author of Mien Relations: Mountain People and State Control in Thailand, from Cornell University Press and coeditor of Contests in Contexts: Readings in the Anthropology of Sports.
Reviews for Slow Anthropology: Negotiating Difference with the Iu Mien (Studies on Southeast Asia)
A brilliant and engaging exploration of the ways in which Asian highland people have been represented in the popular academic imagination. This book will raise important questions about the ethics of representation and the need for negotiations across social difference. The author believes passionately in his subject and calls for a newly reflective and situated anthropology. There is a serious ... Read more