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Overview
This book provides readers with the first survey of social conditions since the opening of the borders between China and mainland Southeast Asia in the early 1990s, which saw radical changes in the economic policies of the various states involved, in particular, China, Vietnam, and Laos. Each chapter provides a close-up survey of a particular area and problem, but cumulatively they provide an invaluable general picture of social and cultural change in the border regions where China meets Southeast Asia.
Synopsis
This book provides readers with the first survey of social conditions since the opening of the borders between China and mainland Southeast Asia in the early 1990s, which saw radical changes in the economic policies of the various states involved, in particular, China, Vietnam, and Laos. Each chapter provides a close-up survey of a particular area and problem, but cumulatively they provide an invaluable general picture of social and cultural change in the border regions where China meets Southeast Asia.
Booknews
Social scientists, linguists, and poetical analysts from Asia and Australia focus on the physical border between China and mainland Southeast Asia to explore the new social and political alignments generated by the economic changes in the region and their impact on both mainstream and marginal and minority groups in hitherto remote areas. Their topics include the southern Chinese borders in history, recent migrations of the Hmong, and women and social change along the Vietnam-Guangxi border. The 15 studies were written before the Asian economic turndown, but the trends they describe are still in force. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)