Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Prologue ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Note on Use of “Burma” and “Myanmar” xix
7. Introduction 3
8. Part I Lisu World
9. 1 Who Are the Lisu? 13
10. 2 Mythic Origins 23
11. 3 History and Origin Theories 29
12. 4 Modern Times 35
13. 5 Migration 39
14. 6 Identity and Cultural Flux 53
15. 7 View from the Village 61
16. Part 2 Being a Lisu
17. 8 Childhood 87
18. 9 Men, Women, Courtship, and Marriage 99
19. 10 The Household 117
20. 11 Cosmic Views 127
21. 12 Economy 157
22. Book II The Lisu by Country: Contemporary Sketches
23. 1 Comparing Lisu National Scenes 179
24. 2 Thailand 187
25. 3 Burma/Myanmar 213
26. 4 China 265
27. Conclusions, and Notes on Where Lisu Might Go from Here 303
28. Notes 315
29. Bibliography 331
30. Index 341