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This digital document is an article from Focus on Geography, published by American Geographical Society on June 22, 2004. The length of the article is 2420 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation Details
Title: Myanmar days: the qualms of a geographer in a pariah state.
Author: Douglas Reardon
Publication: Focus on Geography (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2004
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: 48 Issue: 1 Page: 7(5)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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"You want to see the giraffe women?" the solicitor, a Burman, gestured as though lifting his head off his shoulders. He beckoned to a gravel path, but I hesitated.
A tradition of the Padaung tribe in mountainous, northeastern Burma dictates that girls coil loops of brass around their necks, depressing their collarbones and creating the illusion of an elongated neck. Reportedly, the rings can not be removed without great risk of injury and ringed women can not sleep prone, among other discomforts.
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