Bang Chan Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand

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 finding...

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Main Author: Sharp, Lauriston (auth)
Other Authors: Hanks, Lucien M. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Ithaca Cornell University Press 1978
Series:Cornell Studies in Anthropology
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (316 p.)
ISBN:068d-4j12
9781501721397
9781501721403
9780801408588
9781501721380
Access:Open Access