Resource Scarcity and the Hmong Response: Patterns of Settlement and Economy in Transition
- ISBN-10
- 9971690705
- ISBN-13
- 9789971690700
- Category
- Hmong (Asian people)
- Pages
- 314
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- Singapore University Press
- Author
- Robert G. Cooper
Description
This book traces the reaction of one mountain minority group -- the Hmong or Meo -- to changing environmental circumstances. The Hmong are shown to be adapting their economic and settlement patterns to meet a situation of increasing resource scarcity, and four Hmong villages are selected for study.
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