Upland Transformations in Vietnam - Softcover

 
9789971695149: Upland Transformations in Vietnam
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9971695146 ISBN 13: 9789971695149
Publisher: NUS Press, 2011

Synopsis

Upland Transformations considers the effects of economic development, authority formation and landscape change within Vietnam's political economy on the country's 'uplands.' The contributors position the uplands as an integral part of political, economic and cultural processes at the national and international level, an approach that shatters stereotypes of the uplands as a separate ethnic and biophysical realm and raises questions about the assumptions that have informed research on upland areas and post-socialist transitions, and government policy on these regions. Movements from customary to state authority or from a subsistence to a commoditized economy are neither automatic nor uniform. The case studies in this book show that the course of events in Vietnam's uplands reflects the country's cultures, organization and landscapes, and its particular history and larger political economy. Negotiations over authority and economy in the uplands recursively contribute to larger processes constituting the Vietnamese state and generating social inequalities. The Vietnamese experience thus provides valuable lessons applicable to research on upland regions and post-socialist transformations in other parts of the world. The book features work by young Vietnamese and foreign scholars deeplys engaged with research on upland livelihoods and ecosystems in Vietnam.

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About the Author

Thomas SIKOR is Reader of International Development at the University of East Anglia. NGHIEM Phuong Tuyen is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies at Vietnam National University. Jennifer SOWERWINE is a Specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. Jeff ROMM is Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Publisher
NUS Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9971695146
ISBN 13 
9789971695149
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
312
Editor
Sikor Thomas, Tuyen Nghiem Phuong, Sowerwine Jennifer, Romm Jeff