Inching Toward a Fire: A Museum Among Former Swiddens

Volume 18, Number 2, March/April 2019
by Maggie J Zheng


Article Description

Maggie J Zheng examines the swiddening practices, known as "slash-and-burn," in various places around the world particularly the highlands of southwestern China as well as in Southeast Asia, and how its influence extended to various spheres of socio-cultural life in the hills.


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Maggie J Zheng, swiddening practice, slash-and-burn, museum practice