Vendeur : Orchid Press, Trinity East, NL, Canada
Soft Cover. Etat : New. First Edition. This book is the first comprehensive study conducted in Laos combining research on ethnic culture and indigenous values and the present socio-economic development and describes the ethnic diversity of the country over the decade of the 1990s. The 132 identified ethnic groups and sub-groups belong to the four linguistic families represented in Laos: Tai, Austroasiatic, Miao-Yao, and Sino-Tibetan. For each linguistic family, a detailed case study shows the ethno-linguistic specificity, as well as the institutional and socio-economic complexity. 132 maps give the geographic distribution of each group in Laos, while a large folded map shows the national linguistic and ethnic distribution pattern. For 56 ethnic groups and sub-groups, pictures cover people, habitat, agro-ecosystems, production systems and ethnic-related activities and handicrafts. 200 pp., illustr. throughout, incl. 70 pp. colour illustr., 1 fold-out map in pocket. (Heavy and oversize book - orders outside of Canada may require additional postage.) Size: 29 x 21 cm. N° de réf. du vendeur 000927
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Vendeur : SEATE BOOKS, APO, AP, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : no dj. This book is the first comprehensive study conducted in Laos combining research on ethnic culture and indigenous values and the present socio-economic development. The 132 identified ethnic groups and sub-groups belong to the four linguistic families represented in Laos: Tai, Austroasiatic, Miao-Yao, and Sino-Tibetan. For each linguistic family, a detailed case study shows the ethno-linguistic specificity, as well as the institutional and socio-economic complexity. 132 maps give the geographic distribution of each group in Laos, while a large folded map shows the national linguistic and ethnic distribution pattern. For 56 ethnic groups and sub-groups, pictures cover people, habitat, agro-ecosystems, production systems and ethnic-related activities and handicrafts. This publication describes the peoples' diversity in the rural areas of Laos during the period 1992-1999. Specifically, the research, based on inter-disciplinary and participatory approacheshistorical, ethno-linguistic, institutional, religious and natural resource management diversities of the rural communitieswas conducted for a better understanding of the values and organizations of the rural communities. This work contributes to a better knowledge of the indigenous values and systems of the ethnic groups, who are, or should be, the key partners and decision-makers in conceiving and implementing socio-economic development programs. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur E22074
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Vendeur : ACADEMIA Antiquariat an der Universität, Freiburg, Allemagne
Etat : Gut. Kartoniert. Gut erhalten. Good condition. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 954. N° de réf. du vendeur 145411
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