Peoples of the Golden Triangle: Six Tribes in Thailand - Hardcover

Lewis, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500973148 ISBN 13: 9780500973141

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 1984

Synopsis

Looks at the six distinct tribes that live in northern Thailand, and describes their homes, clothing, jewelry, crafts, culture, and customs

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

For centuries the mysterious region of Southeast Asia known as the Golden Triangle has exerted a powerful hold over the Western imagination. Today it continues to figure prominently in world news as a focal point for tales of the infamous traffic in opium and heroin. Yet this fascinating area is also of considerable interest for a different reason: within it live six culturally distinct people--the Karen, Hmong, Mien, Lahu, Akha and Lisu--struggling in a hostile environment to maintain the integrity of their beliefs, customs, and way of life against all the pressures of the rapidly changing society around them. Paul and Elaine Lewis lived and worked with the tribes of Northern Thailand for many years. The results of their experience and research have been gathered in this book, along with more than 700 photographs--almost all of them in color. Here we see not merely the demanding landscape in which these peoples live, but their ceremonies and rituals, their clothing and ornamentation, their houses and villages and the impressive skills which they exhibit in such crafts as jewelry, textiles, and basketmaking.

About the Author:

Paul and Elaine Lewis have lived and worked among tribal people (primarily Lahu and Akha) since 1947--first in Kengtung State, Burma, until 1966 and since 1968 in northern Thailand. They are missionaries of the Board of International Ministries of the American Baptist Churches, and have studied linguistics and anthropology. While working with tribal groups in the areas of literature production, primary health care, family planning, education and craft marketing, they have observed and studied the cultures of the Karen, Hmong, Mien, Lahu, Akha and Lisu.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0500973148
• ISBN 13: 9780500973141
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300