The global in the local: contested resource-use systems of the Karen and Hmong in Northern Thailand.

From: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: Tomforde, Maren | Copyright information

The Karen and Hmong in Thailand have been significantly impacted by global and national environmentalist discourses. The Karen, traditionally viewed as conservationists, have had to abandon much of their local knowledge. Conversely, the Hmong--long stigmatised for their allegedly destructive swidden practices--have made significant modifications in their use of resources.

Through globalisation, rapid mass communication systems and experiences of pollution crossing national bound...

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