Nomad RSI - Therapeutic diversity and the environment

Frédéric Bourdier (2009), Paris : L’Harmattan
Language: French.

This book is the French edition of The Mountains of Precious Stones, published by the author in 2006 with the Centre for Khmer Studies, Phnom Penh.

This work brings together scientific articles written by the author, including those published in international reviews or books, as well as unpublished documents, not all of which are easily accessible either in Cambodia or in western countries. The decision to publish them in one volume came about because of the lack of accessible material published about the cultural heritage of Cambodia’s indigenous populations. Based on participant observation collected between 1994 and 1996, the description and analysis that results reflects part of what can be termed the "cultural memory" of the indigenous populations, specifically the Tampuan of Ratanakiri, a way of life which is now severely threatened. As with indigenous populations around the world, drastic changes have occurred quickly and the life of the indigenous people depicted in this book belongs to the past. Therefore, this book documents a crucial part of their history and disappearing culture