Living Mekong, The Tai Study From ancient times when the

From ancient times when the dynastic states of the region waxed and waned

Reinstituting Islamic law has become a dominant political issue in both countries

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and Burmese generals who have built empires on the suffering of millions

Living Mekong, The Tai Study From ancient times when thePhotography by Joe Garrison, text by Delia Paul Color photographs throughout. Hardcover, paper on board, jacket The Living Mekong shows how the Mekong's seasonal rise and fall shapes daily life for the people who live on and around it, in matters from transport to festivals to fish trap design. By world standards, the Mekong fishery is immense in scale, producing around 2. 5 million tons of wild fish a year, or roughly two per cent of the entire world