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Endangered peoples of Southeast and East Asia struggles to survive and thrive ​ edited by Leslie E. Sponsel.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The Greenwood Press "Endangered peoples of the world" seriesPublication details: Westport, Conn. Greenwood Press 2000.Description: x, 282 pages ill. , maps 24 cmISBN:
  • 031330646X (alk. paper
Other title:
  • Endangered peoples of Southeast &​ East Asia
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.080959 SPO
Contents:
Identities, ecologies, rights, and futures: all endangered /​ Leslie E. Sponsel The Ainu of Japan /​ Richard Siddle The Akha of the Southwest China borderlands /​ Cornelia Ann Kammerer The Amis of Taiwan /​ Hsiang-mei Cheng The Ayukawa-hama community of Japan /​ Masami Iwasaki-Goodman The Batak of the Philippines /​ James F. Eder The Batek of Malaysia /​ Kirk Endicott The Bulusu' of East Kalimantan, Indonesia /​ George N. Appell The Karen of Burma and Thailand /​ Yoko Hayami and Susan M. Darlington The Kubu of Central Sumatra, Indonesia /​ Gerard A. Persoon The Okinawans of the Ryûkyû Islands /​ James E. Roberson The Rungus Dusun of of Sabah, Malaysia /​ George N. Appell The Semai of Malaysia /​ Robert K. Dentan The Uyghur of China /​ Dru C. Gladney The yi of China /​ Margaret Byrne Swain.
Summary: "Endangered Peoples of Southeast and East Asia: Struggles to Survive and Thrive introduces 14 endangered cultures, from the Kubu of Central Sumatra in Indonesia to the Ainu of Japan. The most pressing issues of these marginalized groups - such as the impact of tourism, prohibition against whaling, or dislocation due to nuclear testing - are brought to light by anthropologists based on their own extensive field work. The cultural and historical information provided here is not available in any other printed source."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-274) and index.

Identities, ecologies, rights, and futures: all endangered /​ Leslie E. Sponsel The Ainu of Japan /​ Richard Siddle The Akha of the Southwest China borderlands /​ Cornelia Ann Kammerer The Amis of Taiwan /​ Hsiang-mei Cheng The Ayukawa-hama community of Japan /​ Masami Iwasaki-Goodman The Batak of the Philippines /​ James F. Eder The Batek of Malaysia /​ Kirk Endicott The Bulusu' of East Kalimantan, Indonesia /​ George N. Appell The Karen of Burma and Thailand /​ Yoko Hayami and Susan M. Darlington The Kubu of Central Sumatra, Indonesia /​ Gerard A. Persoon The Okinawans of the Ryûkyû Islands /​ James E. Roberson The Rungus Dusun of of Sabah, Malaysia /​ George N. Appell The Semai of Malaysia /​ Robert K. Dentan The Uyghur of China /​ Dru C. Gladney The yi of China /​ Margaret Byrne Swain.

"Endangered Peoples of Southeast and East Asia: Struggles to Survive and Thrive introduces 14 endangered cultures, from the Kubu of Central Sumatra in Indonesia to the Ainu of Japan. The most pressing issues of these marginalized groups - such as the impact of tourism, prohibition against whaling, or dislocation due to nuclear testing - are brought to light by anthropologists based on their own extensive field work. The cultural and historical information provided here is not available in any other printed source."--BOOK JACKET.

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