Border Landscapes: The Politics of Akha Land Use in China and Thailand Thai literature and is author of numerous

and is author of numerous articles on modern Tibet

Thongchai Winichakul public discussion at Thammasat University

His is an informed and valuable tale of Thailand’s dealings with the outside world throughout and after the Thaksin era that reveals some of the roots of Thailand’s ongoing political catharsis

MA XUEFENG is a lecturer on Hui Muslim society at Yunnan University

A cultural shift is now in progress with two possible outcomes: either zakat collection will become compulsory and centralized or it will become such an intricate part of taxation law that it loses its spiritual relevance

Border Landscapes: The Politics of Akha Land Use in China and Thailand Thai literature and is author of numerousIn this comparative, interdisciplinary study based on extensive fieldwork as well as historical sources, Janet Sturgeon examines the different trajectories of landscape change and land use among communities that call themselves Akha (known as Hani in China) in contrasting political contexts. She shows how, over the last century, processes of state formation, construction of ethnic identity, and regional security concerns have contributed to very