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The scramble for the Waste Lands: Tracking colonial legacies, counterinsurgency and international investment through the lens of land laws in Burma/Myanmar by Ferguson, Jane M.

“…This article traces the revenue category and legal concept of the Waste Land in Burma/Myanmar from its original application by the British colonial apparatus…”
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Who's Counting? Ethnicity, Belonging, and the National Census in Burma/Myanmar by Ferguson, Jane M.

“…Partially rooted in British colonial ethnology and administration, the ethnic categories of the 2014 Myanmar census have attracted controversy, particularly…”
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Who's Counting? by Ferguson, Jane M

“…Partially rooted in British colonial ethnology and administration, the ethnic categories of the 2014 Myanmar census have attracted controversy, particularly…”
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Buddhist bomb diversion and an American airman reincarnate: World War folklore, airmindedness, and spiritual air defense in Shan State, Myanmar by Ferguson, Jane M

“…The Second World War indelibly transformed the political landscape of Southeast Asia. Few people in Myanmar’s Shan State today have any direct memories of the…”
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Accessories Make the Elephant: Buddhist Thais Worship Ganesha, Indian-style by Ferguson, Jane M., Ayuttacorn, Arratee

“…Hindu gods have been worshipped alongside the Lord Buddha and traditional spirits by Thai Theravada Buddhists for hundreds of years. During the past two…”
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Discreet to excrete in the concrete jungle: women bike messengers and their inventive urban strategies in three US cities by Ferguson, Jane M.

“…In spite of the radical changes brought in by new communication technologies, bicycle messengers are still integral to many urban economies throughout the…”
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Turbaned Northern Thai-ness: selective transnationalism, situational ethnicity and local cultural intimacy among Chiang Mai Punjabis by Ayuttacorn, Arratee, Ferguson, Jane M., Svetamra, Ariya, Santasombat, Yos, Lee, Kian Cheng

“…Chiang Mai is home to approximately 400 diasporic Punjabis, some of whom are sixth-generation residents of Thailand. While their transnational orientation,…”
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Flight school for the spirit of Myanmar: Aerial nationalism and Burmese-Japanese cinematic collaboration in the 1930s by Ferguson, Jane M

“…In 1935, two Burmese filmmakers traveled to Tokyo with the intention of acquiring the latest sound recording equipment and training in sound-on-film…”
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Nativity Seen in the Anthropocene: Contemporary Fieldwork and Subjective Challenges by Ferguson, Jane M.

“…Ongoing political changes, diasporic mobilities and new communication modalities present anthropologists with novel challenges for conducting ethnographic…”
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Air Male: Exploring Flight Attendant Masculinities in North America and Thailand by Ferguson, Jane M., Ayuttacorn, Arratee

“…Flight attendant work, although now referred to with gender-neutral terminology, continues to be archetypically feminine. Male flight attendants are often…”
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Terminally Haunted: Aviation Ghosts, Hybrid Buddhist Practices, and Disaster Aversion Strategies Amongst Airport Workers in Myanmar and Thailand by Ferguson, Jane M.

“…Much of what is written about airports is from the perspective of a visionary architect, or from the experience of the cosmopolitan traveller. Airport workers,…”
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Sexual systems of Highland Burma/Thailand: Sex and gender perceptions of and from Shan male sex workers in northern Thailand by Ferguson, Jane M.

“…The author examines the context and experiences of Shan migrants from Burma regarding men who work in male host clubs in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. While…”
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I Was Cool When My Country Wasn't: "Mao" and "Deng" Making Transnational Music in the Golden Triangle by Ferguson, Jane M.

“…While popular culture flows in Myanmar have begun to attract greater critical attention, the significance of ethnic minority performance and representation in…”
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Another country is the past: Western cowboys, Lanna nostalgia, and bluegrass aesthetics as performed by professional musicians in Northern Thailand by FERGUSON, JANE M.

“…Within the popular music scene of Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, a handful of restaurants feature live bluegrass bands, with musicians often dressed in U.S…”
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Burmese Super Trouper: How Burmese Poets and Musicians Turn Global Popular Music into Copy Thachin by Ferguson, Jane M.

“…Copy thachin, or Burmese cover songs of international hits, dominates the popular music scene in contemporary Burma/Myanmar. These songs in Burmese often…”
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Buddhist Orthodoxy or Ritual Excess in a Shan Novice Ordination by Ferguson, Jane M.

“…Based on an ethnography of a Shan Buddhist novice ordination in a community of former Shan insurgents and their affiliates, this article discusses the ways in…”
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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Social Media’s Influence on Fashion, Ethics and Property by Minh-Ha T. Pham (review) by Ferguson, Jane M

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Flight school for the spirit of Myanmar by Ferguson, Jane M

“…In 1935, two Burmese filmmakers traveled to Tokyo with the intention of acquiring the latest sound recording equipment and training in sound-on-film…”
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Beyond Borders: Stories of Yunnanese Chinese Migrants of Burma. By Wen-Chin Chang by Ferguson, Jane M.

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The scramble for the W aste L ands: Tracking colonial legacies, counterinsurgency and international investment through the lens of land laws in B urma/ M yanmar by Ferguson, Jane M.

“…This article traces the revenue category and legal concept of the W aste Land in Burma/ M yanmar from its original application by the British colonial…”
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