'They have not progressed enough': Development's negated identities among two indigenous peoples (orang asli) in Indonesia and Thailand

Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-289

  Porath, Nathan ^a  

^a NAKHON SAWAN RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATIONAL IDENTITY;

INDONESIA; RIAU; THAILAND;

EID: 77957352020     PISSN: 00224634     EISSN: 14740680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022463410000056     Document Type: Article

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