Pa-O, The: Rebels and Refugees Art Philosophy have brought about Thailand's capitalistic

have brought about Thailand's capitalistic growth in recent years

Thai history | politics | buddhism | biography | social reform

She has published widely on the Thai econ­omy

McKelvey has organized their narratives around themes common to their lives: early maternal loss

Pa-O, The: Rebels and Refugees Art Philosophy have brought about Thailand's capitalistic11 color photographs, 1 b w illustration The Pa O are one of Burmas many ethnic minorities, considered to be one of the four main subgroups of the Karen. They live primarily in southwestern Shan State, where they have maintained their own language and culture for centuries. They were engaged in a forty year insurgency against the government of Burma, which ended with a cease fire in 1994. During the last two decades of the insurgency, the nationalist