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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810449003321

Autore

Thitiwut Boonyawongwiwat

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

1-4985-2017-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 pages)

Disciplina

305.8009591

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--