In Laos, the 1980-1990s were marked by important transformations of the peasantry, related on one hand, to the policy of resettlement of mountain villages in the lowlands and on the other, to the acceleration of the Laotian economy. These changes had different impacts on village societies and are examined here using an original approach, combining ethnography, human geography and rural economy as applied to six villages of one of the most dynamic intra-mountainous basins in the country, the Vang Vieng basin. The villages were selected according to several criteria of differentiation such as: the distance from a town; ethnic identity; date of establishment, and; the predominant economic dynamics: transition to a commercial culture; emergence...
Key terms: Laos, Khmu, Development, Village Politics, Ethnography, History This thesis draws on twe...
En s'appuyant sur le cas des Phounoy, population tibéto-birmane du Nord Laos, la thèse s'attache à p...
Despite the rapid agricultural transition that has occurred in the past decade, shifting cultivation...
In Laos, the 1980-1990s were marked by important transformations of the peasantry, related on one ha...
Au Laos, les années 1980-1990 furent marquées par d'importantes transformations de la paysannerie, l...
While, in the past, the population of the Yao village of Ban Somsavath used to live in mountain vill...
Swidden communities in Laos are undergoing rapid transformation as highland resources are used to fu...
As a mountainous country with a sparse population largely dependent upon agriculture and natural pr...
This article focuses on the cultural and territorial subdivisions that are found among the Khmu, the...
This thesis focusses on the interaction between rural-to-urban migration on the one hand, and 'moder...
AbstractThis dissertation reports the results of a year of anthropological fieldwork on agricultural...
This article highlights land use changes of composite swidden farming villages in the northern part ...
The Banks of the Nam Ngum and the Mekong : Village Economic Systems and Environmental Organization i...
The relation of "ethnic minorities" with the State must nowadays be analysed in a context of growing...
This study uses a local political ecology approach that examines the physical and social dimensions ...
Key terms: Laos, Khmu, Development, Village Politics, Ethnography, History This thesis draws on twe...
En s'appuyant sur le cas des Phounoy, population tibéto-birmane du Nord Laos, la thèse s'attache à p...
Despite the rapid agricultural transition that has occurred in the past decade, shifting cultivation...
In Laos, the 1980-1990s were marked by important transformations of the peasantry, related on one ha...
Au Laos, les années 1980-1990 furent marquées par d'importantes transformations de la paysannerie, l...
While, in the past, the population of the Yao village of Ban Somsavath used to live in mountain vill...
Swidden communities in Laos are undergoing rapid transformation as highland resources are used to fu...
As a mountainous country with a sparse population largely dependent upon agriculture and natural pr...
This article focuses on the cultural and territorial subdivisions that are found among the Khmu, the...
This thesis focusses on the interaction between rural-to-urban migration on the one hand, and 'moder...
AbstractThis dissertation reports the results of a year of anthropological fieldwork on agricultural...
This article highlights land use changes of composite swidden farming villages in the northern part ...
The Banks of the Nam Ngum and the Mekong : Village Economic Systems and Environmental Organization i...
The relation of "ethnic minorities" with the State must nowadays be analysed in a context of growing...
This study uses a local political ecology approach that examines the physical and social dimensions ...
Key terms: Laos, Khmu, Development, Village Politics, Ethnography, History This thesis draws on twe...
En s'appuyant sur le cas des Phounoy, population tibéto-birmane du Nord Laos, la thèse s'attache à p...
Despite the rapid agricultural transition that has occurred in the past decade, shifting cultivation...