Tom Vater’s Cultureshock Thailand’s Hill Tribes and Sea Nomads

Kulturschock Bergvölker und Seenomaden (Cultureshock Thailand’s Hill Tribes and Sea Nomads) was published in Oktober 2006 with Reise Know How Verlag in Germany. The book is an introduction to several minorities living in Thailand, including the Akha, Lisu, Karen, Lahu, Hmong and Mien in Nort Thailand and the Moken sea-nomads on the Andaman Coast. History and tradition of each community is covered, as well as general advice on how a contact with Thailand’s minorities can be a good experience for both sides.