From Padi States to Commercial States: Reflections on Identity and the Social Construction Space in the Borderlands of Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and

By Jacques Ivanoff, Frederic Bourdier, Maxime Boutry

Book Overview

Zomia is a term coined in 2002 to describe the broad swath of mountainous land in Southeast Asia that has always been beyond the reach of lowland governments despite their technical claims to control. This book expands the anthropological reach of that term.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041179847
• ISBN13: 9781041179849
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"