Bang Chan: Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand

Bang Chan: Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand
ISBN-10
1501721402
ISBN-13
9781501721403
Category
Social Science
Pages
316
Language
English
Published
2018-03-15
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Authors
Lauriston Sharp, Lucien M. Hanks

Description

Bang Chan traces the changing cultural characteristics of a small Siamese village during the century and a quarter from its founding as a wilderness settlement outside Bangkok to its absorption into the urban spread of the Thai capital. Rich in ethnographic detail, the book sums up the major findings of a pioneering interdisciplinary research project that began in 1948. Changes in Bang Chan's social organization, technology, economy, governance, education, and religion are portrayed in the context of local and national developments.

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