Title The Lisu : far from the ruler / by Michele Zack

Published Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Lisu world -- Mythic origins -- History and origin theories -- Modern times (opium/heroin sidebar somewhere in here) -- Migration -- Identity and flux -- View from the village. The village ; a temporary encampment. The village ; social organization and symbolic significance. The village ; dispute solving -- Being a Lisu. -- Childhood ; learning by doing (childhood, girls, boys) -- Men, women, courtship and marriage. New year celebrations: setting the stage for romance. Gender roles, courtship, and sexuality. Negotiating bride wealth. -- Household: the place for family and work. Dualism in division of labor. Food, feasts, and liquor. clothes. Home/field/jungle connection -- Cosmic views. Spiritual and physical worlds converge. Lisu curing and dealing with spirits on a daily basis. Impact of Christianity. . . just one more influence? -- Economy. economic activities in the forest. sweat: the Lisu capital. Lisu women ; economic partners. The lure of the land. Book II. Lisu by country, sketches of Thailand, Myanmar, and China -- Comparing national scenes: full of opportunities to be wrong -- Thailand -- Burma/Myanmar -- China. Conclusions, and notes on where Lisu might go from here Summary "Descriptive accounts of Lisu individuals, communities, regions, and practices brings the Lisu and their distinct, ironic worldview to life. A view of humanity's transition from border-free tribal groupings into today's nation-states and global market economy"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Lisu (Southeast Asian people) Lisu (Southeast Asian people) -- History Lisu (Southeast Asian people) -- Social life and customs SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Lisu (Southeast Asian people) Lisu (Southeast Asian people) -- Social life and customs Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781607326069 160732606X

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