Border Landscapes: The Politics of Akha Land Use in China and Thailand Thai literature and in the eternal struggle

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and is author of numerous articles on modern Tibet

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Border Landscapes: The Politics of Akha Land Use in China and Thailand Thai literature and in the eternal struggleIn this comparative, interdisciplinary study based on extensive fieldwork as well as historical sources, Janet Sturgeon examines the different trajectories of landscape change and land use among communities that call themselves Akha (known as Hani in China) in contrasting political contexts. She shows how, over the last century, processes of state formation, construction of ethnic identity, and regional security concerns have contributed to very