The geopolitics of shifting cultivation in Thailand: a brief history of the 'hill tribe problem'.

K. Mckinnon

doi:10.1079/9781786391797.0097

The geopolitics of shifting cultivation in Thailand: a brief history of the 'hill tribe problem'.

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This chapter traces the ways in which highland development in Thailand, and its focus on transforming the shifting cultivation practices of highland minorities, was bound up with processes of nation building and the management of international geopolitics. Shifting cultivation came to be demonized in this setting. The chapter considers the role played by power and politics in creating particular understandings about swidden systems and shaping the policies that control agricultural development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Shifting cultivation policies: balancing environmental and social sustainability
Editors	M. Cairns
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
Publisher	CABI
Chapter	6
Pages	97-112
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	9781786391797
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1079/9781786391797.0097
Publication status	Published - 10 Nov 2017
Externally published	Yes

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The geopolitics of shifting cultivation in Thailand: a brief history of the 'hill tribe problem'.

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