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Endangered Peoples of Southeast and East Asia Struggles to Survive and Thrive
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Leslie E. Sponsel
Book Code: GR0646
ISBN: 0-313-30646-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30646-4
296 pages, maps, photos, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 3/30/2000
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [t]his is a readable work written in fairly accessible language that would be useful as a textbook for undergraduate courses in anthropology and Asian Studies; to an activist concerned with minority rights; an, to anyone interested in issue related to cultural diversity, minority rights and the region.
    —Journal of Intercultural Studies     2002
  • ...this is an excellent volume.
    —The Journal of Asian Studies
Description: The tremendous cultural diversity and distinct ways of life of many Southeast and East Asian peoples are in serious jeopardy today because of varying combinations of economic, political, and environmental threats, often linked to severe human rights violations. Endangered Peoples of Southeast and East Asia introduces 14 endangered cultures, from the Kubu of Central Sumatra in Indonesia, to the Ainu of Japan. The most pressing issues of these marginalized groups--such as the impact of tourism, prohibition against whaling, or dislocation due to nuclear testing--are brought to light by anthropologists based on their own extensive field work. The cultural and historical information provided here is not available in any other printed source. Endangered peoples of Southeast and East Asia struggle with inadequate understanding, protection, and enforcement of human rights by state governments and the international community. The volume introduction discusses the diversity, identity, ecology, spirituality, colonial status, conflicts and wars, and finally, hope for the future of people in this region. Subsequent chapters are devoted to fourteen specific cultures, including an overview of their history, housing, subsistence strategies, social and political organization, religion and world view, threats to their survival, and their response to these threats. A section entitled "Food for Thought" poses questions that encourage a personal engagement with the experience of these peoples, and a resource guide suggests further reading and lists pertinent organizations and web sites. As the curriculum expands to include Asian history, this unique volume will be valuable to students and teachers alike.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
  • Preface
  • Identities, Ecologies, Rights, and Futures: All Endangered by Leslie E. Sponsel
  • The Ainu of Japan by Richard Siddle
  • The Akha of the Southwest China Borderlands by Cornelia Ann Kammerer
  • The Amis of Taiwan by Hsiang-mei Cheng
  • The Ayukawa-hamans of Japan by Masami Iwasaki-Goodman
  • The Batak of the Philippines by James F. Eder
  • The Batek of Malaysia by Kirk Endicott
  • The Bulusu' of East Kalimantan, Indonesia by George N. Appell
  • The Karen of Myanmar and Thailand by Yoko Hayami and Susan M. Darlington
  • The Kubu of Central Sumatra, Indonesia by Gerard A. Persoon
  • The Okinawans of the Ryukyu Islands by James E. Roberson
  • The Rungus Dusun of Sabah, Malaysia by George N. Appell
  • The Semai of Malaysia by Robert K. Dentan
  • The Uyghur of China by Dru C. Gladney
  • The Yi of China by Margaret Byrne Swain
  • Glossary
  • General Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 99-21804
LCC Class: GN635
Dewey Class: 306
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