Protecting Asia’s Heritage: Yesterday and Tomorrow Ethnicity Among his many articles on

Among his many articles on the Shan people

Shan history then merges with that of Myanmar until after World War II and Myanmar’s independence from the British

the growing Japanese presence in Thailand

grounded in contemporary issues and reflective of a critical approach to Thai studies that demands the attention of the current generation of scholars”—Kevin Hewison

Protecting Asia’s Heritage: Yesterday and Tomorrow Ethnicity Among his many articles onAsias splendid heritage is at riskfrom rapid economic growth, government neglect, and poorly managed tourism. But some people have become deeply, passionately, and actively involved in protecting Asias heritageas activists, organizers, critics, teachers, artists, and entrepreneurs. In this book, twelve principal authors, all Asians, from eleven of the regions countries, present their experience of what has been done in the past, and their ideas on