Một vài nhận xét về tình hình nghiên cứu người Thái ở Việt Nam từ năm 1980 đến nay

Tóm tắt

This paper explores the principal trends of ethnographical studies of the Thai ethnic people in Vietnam since the 1980s. Based on keyword categorization methodology with survey scope of the Institute of Anthropology’s library, the most popular topics among these studies have been initially identified as: ethnic origin, ethnic localization, cultural identity, socio-economic development. These studies offer descriptions of Thai cultural identities as they are affected by internal and inter-ethnic social exchange, acculturaltion and historical development.