Ban Vinai: The Refugee Camp
Lynellyn Long documents the reality of daily life in Ban Vinai, a refugee camp in northeast Thailand. Based on the author's ethnographic experience of living and working in the camp, the book offers rich narrative descriptions of the lives of the Hmong and lowland Lao refugees. Long describes the lives of five families over the course of a year, recounting interactions with camp relief workers and the complexities of the larger relief system, how their family relationships and social roles change as a result of camp life, and their desires and expectations of the future.
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Ban Vinai: The Refugee Camp
Lynellyn Long documents the reality of daily life in Ban Vinai, a refugee camp in northeast Thailand. Based on the author's ethnographic experience of living and working in the camp, the book offers rich narrative descriptions of the lives of the Hmong and lowland Lao refugees. Long describes the lives of five families over the course of a year, recounting interactions with camp relief workers and the complexities of the larger relief system, how their family relationships and social roles change as a result of camp life, and their desires and expectations of the future.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780231078634 |
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| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Publication date: | 12/29/1992 |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 242 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.97(h) x 0.67(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
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