The Highlander: An introduction to Highland Asia

Arkotong Longkumer, Michael Heneise

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This is an introduction both of the first issue, and to The Highlander: Journal of Highland Asia itself, setting out the genealogy of ideas, debates and critiques, principally around the concept 'Zomia', that have fostered significant debate and provided the impetus for this project. It is also a call for contributions toward fostering discussion, from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, that elucidate the similarities and differences, generalities and particularities of the myriad histories, languages, cultures, politics, and religions of primarily ethnic minorities living in the upland terrains linking Nepal and the Tibetan plateau with Northeast India, the Pamirs, Western China, and the highland communities of Southeast Asia – a vast, congruous region sometimes referred to as ‘Zomia', or indeed 'Zomia+'
Original languageEnglish
Article number1
Pages (from-to)1-18
Number of pages18
JournalThe Highlander Journal
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Dec 2019

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Zomia
  • highland Asia
  • James C. Scott
  • Willem Van Schendel

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