The Pa-O : rebels and refugees / Russ Christensen, Sann Kyaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christensen, Russ, 1944-

Contributor:

Chåu· çNhak°.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paʾo (Southeast Asian people)--Social life and customs.

Paʾo (Southeast Asian people).

Paʼo (Southeast Asian people).

Manners and customs.

Ethnology--Burma--Shan State.

Ethnology.

Forced migration--Burma--Shan State.

Forced migration.

Burma--Shan State.

Physical Description:

xii, 106 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Chiang Mai : Silkworm Books, 2006.

Summary:

The Pa-O, one of Burma's many ethnic minorities, engaged in a forty-year insurgency against the government of Burma which ended in a cease-fire in 1994. This is the first book on the Pa-O in English. Drawing upon historical accounts, contemporary writing, and personal interviews, the authors present the mythological and historical background of the Pa-O in Burma and Thailand. They recount the recent political history and focus on the experiences and difficulties of one village community that was forced to relocate ten times between 1978 and 1996. Interviews provide first-hadn evidence of the difficult conditions under which the Pa-O live in Burma and Thailand. Russ Christensen has spent over four years with the Pa-O in the Mae Hong Son area of northern Thailand. Sann Kyaw, and ethnic Pa-O, completed two years at the University of Mandalay before the universities were closed in 1988.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9749575938

9789749575932

OCLC:

71825976

Publisher Number:

9789749575932