essay
Introduction
ethnic adaptation and identity : the karen on the thai frontier with burma • Philadelphia • Published In 1979 • Pages: 1-23
By: Keyes, Charles F..
Abstract
This document discusses the dynamics of ethnic identity among the Karen people. It portrays the Karen as a culturally diverse group of people living in the midst of the much more politically dominant Burmese and Thai peoples. Yet, the Karen have retained a distinct ethnic identity reflected in the form of shared own language, dressing style, house types, etc. Building on anthropological theories of ethnicity, the author attributes to this paradox to a wide variety of ecological, historical and political processes that mediated intra- and inter-ethnic relations in the region.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2011
- Field Date
- 1965-1968
- Coverage Date
- 1930-1968
- Coverage Place
- Karen people, Burma and Thailand
- Notes
- Charles F. Keyes
- for bibliographical references see document 37: Keyes
- LCCN
- 79012448
- LCSH
- Karen (Southeast Asian people)--Ethnic identity
- Thailand--Social life and customs