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借土養命:從雲南到金三角,從毒品到永續農業,一個泰北華人社區的民族誌

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從借土養命到落地生根

一個泰北華人村落的民族誌
一段大時代的離散史


【內容說明】
本書講述的是泰北孤軍的故事。
孤軍為何而「孤」?1949年,國民黨在國共戰爭中落敗撤離大陸時,千餘名在雲南的國民黨軍人與不願受中共統治的本地人,從雲南撤退進入緬甸,自此流落異域。這群人後又遭受緬甸政府武力驅趕,最後勉強棲身於泰北金三角地區,直至1980年代才終於被泰國政府接納為公民。也就是說,期間這三十年,他們沒有政治歸屬,沒有經濟根基,歸鄉無期,孤立無援,一切只能自力更生從頭再來。
這些離散人群,是如何在陌生險惡的金三角叢林間「借土養命」存活下來?本書作者人類學家黃樹民率領團隊,在該地區一個規模較大的村落美弘村(化名)進行田野調查,帶著兩個主要提問,為這段奮鬥歷程寫下生存紀事。
眾所周知,金三角是惡名昭彰的毒品原料生產地,美弘村民初期也曾積極投入組織性販毒事業。但在好不容易擁有泰國公民身分後,即努力轉型,摸索發展出一套山地農作模式,專攻熱帶水果產銷,經營成功,物質生活逐漸充裕。但成功背後,他們的土地利用方式是否符合永續農業標準?在拚經濟的同時,是否有兼顧生態環境?這是作者第一個關懷。

206 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

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September 1, 2022
Very in-depth cultural anthropology of a village of ROC-loyal soldiers from Yunnan and Burma in Northern Thailand. It's a pity that the agricultural part is not really integrated into the book - it's like wanting to write two books and ending up with half a book. Some serious political ecology & STS may be useful in connecting the "cultural petrification" the author coins with the critique of sustainability (or is sustainability even a relevant idea here).
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