342 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, maps, ; 21 cm
Contents
Population movements and enviromental changes in the hills of northern Thailand / Peter and Sally L. Kunstadter -- Irrigation and the northern Thai state in the nineteenth century / Paul T. Cohen -- Survivors and accumulators / Christine Mougne -- Meetings as ritual / Peter Hinton -- Laupani and Ahom identity / B.J. Terwiel -- Notes on traditional beliefs in northern Thailand concerning the causes of 'Bitot's spots' (xerophthalmia) and their treatment / Donald Gibson -- Kinship extension / Gehan Wijeyewardene -- The 'extra Y' in northern Thai script / Anthony Diller -- Transformations of Karen myths of origin and relations of power / Anthony Diller -- Transformation of Karen myths of origin and relations of power / Ananda Rajah -- A tale of two city pillars / Nerida Cook -- The plot of Thai history / Craig J. Reynolds
Notes
"In memory of Richard B. Davis"--Cover
"Issued under the auspices of Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore."
