Forests, farmers and the state : environmentalism and resistance in northeastern Thailand

The Isan farmers in Ubonratchatani province of Northeast Thailand employ Buddhist as well as modernist environmental arguments to resist the spread of commercial eucalyptus plantations carried out by the state. Villagers affected by the consequences of commercial forestry have made a metaphorical li...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tegbaru, Amare
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Socialantropologiska institutionen 1997
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-37589
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