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Southeast Asian nations have devised a range of development programs that strive to incorporate minority ethnic groups into the nation state. The authors of Civilizing the Margins discuss the programs, policies, and laws that affect ethnic minorities in eight countries: Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Once targeted for intervention, people such as the Orang Ash of Malaysia and the "hill tribes" of Thailand often become the subject of programs aimed at radically changing their lifestyles, which the government views as backward or primitive. Several chapters highlight the tragic consequences of forced resettlement, a common result of these programs. Others question the motives behind pushing minorities into "development" schemes. Rather than simply describing the effects of the programs and the experiences of participants, the contributors to this book attempt to understand the ideologies and strategies that led to the implementation of these programs.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Political control & freedoms

• Full title: Civilizing the Margins: Southeast Asian Government Policies for the Development of Minorities
• Author: Christopher R. Duncan, Christopher R. Duncan
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9780801441752
• ISBN: 0801441757
• ID: 11520608
• Publisher: CORNELL UNIV PR
• Weight: 608 g
• Dimensions: 241 × 154 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: March 2004

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