Book

The Jingpo: Kachin of the Yunnan Plateau

Program for Southeast Asian StudiesTempe, Ariz. • Published In 1997 • Pages: xx, 360

By: Wang, Zhusheng.

Abstract
This book discusses aspects of social change among the Jingpo, a section of ethnic Kachin people living in Yunnan along the Sino-Burmese border. It shows that before the 1949 revolution in China, the Jingpo were quite different from their Han and Dai neighbors in terms of political, economic, and social structure. The revolution altered Jingpo society, but certain important characteristics survived the transformation. One of these includes the continuity of rice cultivation which shaped economic structures and social relations among villagers.
Subjects
Cultural identity and pride
Community structure
Community heads
Real property
Form and rules of government
Chief executive
Status, role, and prestige
Settlement patterns
Gift giving
Prayers and sacrifices
Mode of marriage
Nuptials
Income and demand
Standard of living
Exchange transactions
Prayers and sacrifices
Household
Cereal agriculture
Territorial hierarchy
Special crops
Mythology
Classes
Revolution
Labor supply and employment
Cult of the dead
Missions
Research and development
Local officials
culture
Kachin
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2011
Field Date
mid-1980s
Coverage Date
not assigned
Coverage Place
Kachin people, Yunnan Plateau, Burma
Notes
Zhusheng Wang ; foreword by F.K. Lehman
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-354) and index
LCCN
98198570
LCSH
Jingpo (Chinese people)
Kachin (Asian people)